Effects of Atmospheric Turbulence on the Transmission of a Laser Beam at 6328 Å. I-Distribution of Intensity Export

@article{citeulike:5998033, abstract = {The intensity variations of a laser beam by atmospheric turbulence were investigated using a He-Ne gas laser at 6328 \r{A} with a beam diameter of about 3.5 mm and optical path lengths of 4.5 km and 14.5 km. The log-normal approximation of the intensity distribution was found to be of limited accuracy especially at high scintillation. The variation of the scintillation with the diameter of the entrance aperture of the photometer (5 mm to 80 mm) was small at the above-mentioned conditions.}, author = {H\"{o}hn, D. H.}, citeulike-article-id = {5998033}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.5.001427}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?id=14384}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1364/AO.5.001427}, journal = {Appl. Opt.}, keywords = {atmospheric, backscatter, lidar\_ratio, turbulence}, month = {September}, number = {9}, pages = {1427--1431}, posted-at = {2009-10-23 15:40:53}, priority = {2}, publisher = {OSA}, title = {Effects of Atmospheric Turbulence on the Transmission of a Laser Beam at 6328 \r{A}. I-Distribution of Intensity}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.5.001427}, volume = {5}, year = {1966} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5998033 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5998033 N2 - The intensity variations of a laser beam by atmospheric turbulence were investigated using a He-Ne gas laser at 6328 Å with a beam diameter of about 3.5 mm and optical path lengths of 4.5 km and 14.5 km. The log-normal approximation of the intensity distribution was found to be of limited accuracy especially at high scintillation. The variation of the scintillation with the diameter of the entrance aperture of the photometer (5 mm to 80 mm) was small at the above-mentioned conditions. IS - 9 JF - Appl. Opt. EP - 1431 TI - Effects of Atmospheric Turbulence on the Transmission of a Laser Beam at 6328 Å. I-Distribution of Intensity PB - OSA VL - 5 SP - 1427 KW - atmospheric KW - backscatter KW - lidar_ratio KW - turbulence AU - Höhn, DH PY - 1966/09/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.5.001427 ER -