Depolarization of a Laser Beam at 6328 Å due to Atmospheric Transmission Export

@article{citeulike:5998035, abstract = {The depolarization of a linearly polarized laser beam was investigated primarily with an optical path of 4.5 km. A He-Ne gas laser at 6328 \r{A} was used with an additional polarizer at the output and with a rotating polarization filter assembly in front of the receiver. Values of depolarization found ranged between 10-7 rad and about 5 × 10-5 rad. The lower limit was determined by the quality of the polarizer-analyzer combination used. These experimental values of depolarization are very much higher than that predicted by theories regarding turbulence-induced depolarization.}, author = {H\"{o}hn, D. H.}, citeulike-article-id = {5998035}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.8.000367}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?id=15661}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1364/AO.8.000367}, journal = {Appl. Opt.}, keywords = {atmospheric, depolarization, lidar, rayleigh, turbulence}, month = {February}, number = {2}, pages = {367--369}, posted-at = {2009-10-23 15:42:27}, priority = {2}, publisher = {OSA}, title = {Depolarization of a Laser Beam at 6328 \r{A} due to Atmospheric Transmission}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.8.000367}, volume = {8}, year = {1969} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5998035 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5998035 N2 - The depolarization of a linearly polarized laser beam was investigated primarily with an optical path of 4.5 km. A He-Ne gas laser at 6328 Å was used with an additional polarizer at the output and with a rotating polarization filter assembly in front of the receiver. Values of depolarization found ranged between 10-7 rad and about 5 × 10-5 rad. The lower limit was determined by the quality of the polarizer-analyzer combination used. These experimental values of depolarization are very much higher than that predicted by theories regarding turbulence-induced depolarization. IS - 2 JF - Appl. Opt. EP - 369 TI - Depolarization of a Laser Beam at 6328 Å due to Atmospheric Transmission PB - OSA VL - 8 SP - 367 KW - atmospheric KW - depolarization KW - lidar KW - rayleigh KW - turbulence AU - Höhn, DH PY - 1969/02/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.8.000367 ER -