Citation
Sm. Flatte et al., IRRADIANCE VARIANCE OF OPTICAL WAVES THROUGH ATMOSPHERIC-TURBULENCE BY NUMERICAL-SIMULATION AND COMPARISON WITH EXPERIMENT, Journal of the Optical Society of America. A: Optics and image science, 10(11), 1993, pp. 2363-2370
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Journal of the Optical Society of America. A: Optics and image science
ISSN journal
07403232
→ ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
2363 - 2370
Database
ISI
SICI code
1084-7529(1993)10:11<2363:IVOOWT>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Irradiance variance for optical propagation through atmospheric turbul
ence is calculated by numerical simulation. Let l0 be the inner scale,
R(f) be the Fresnel scale, and beta0(2) be the weak-fluctuation irrad
iance variance at zero inner scale. Then results in the strong-focusin
g regime just past the peak can be summarized by sigma(I)2 = 1.74 - 0.
092beta0 + 0.60(l0/R(f)) for a plane wave and sigma(I)2 = 3.02 - 0.35b
eta0 + 5.56(l0/R(f)) for a point source. These numerical results are i
n excellent agreement with experimental results.