Atmospheric Effects On Optical Coherence

Richard F. Lutomirski

doi:10.1117/12.957914

25 October 1979 Atmospheric Effects On Optical Coherence

Richard F. Lutomirski

Proceedings Volume 0194, Applications of Optical Coherence; (1979) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957914
Event: 23rd Annual Technical Symposium, 1979, San Diego, United States

Abstract

This paper reviews the physical mechanisms by which atmospheric turbulence and aerosols induce temporal and spatial variations in the amplitude and phase of an optical wave. Using simple models for the interaction between light and the atmospheric constituents, it estimates the magnitude of such variations for typical atmospheric paths. Finally, the paper discusses the relevance of the coherence degradations to specific electro-optical applications.

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Richard F. Lutomirski "Atmospheric Effects On Optical Coherence", Proc. SPIE 0194, Applications of Optical Coherence, (25 October 1979); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957914

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