Accession Number:

ADA001222

Title:

Field Fluctuations of a Laser Beam Propagating in a Turbulent Atmosphere,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY FOREIGN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER CHARLOTTESVILLE VA

Personal Author(s):

• Moronov,V. L.
• Patrushev,G. Ya.

Report Date:

1974-08-27

Pagination or Media Count:

16.0

Abstract:

Using the approximating method of smooth perturbations, the variance, correlation, and structural functions of the fluctuations of the logarithm of the amplitude and phase of a laser beam propagating in a turbulent atmosphere were analyzed numerically as a function of the dimensions of the emitting aperture, the focussing radiation conditions, and the coordinates of the observation points in the plane perpendicular to the beam axis.

Descriptors:

• *LASER BEAMS
• USSR
• REFRACTIVE INDEX
• TURBULENCE
• TRANSLATIONS
• STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Subject Categories:

• Lasers and Masers
• Optics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE