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17 May 2006 Propagation of flattened Gaussian beams in the atmosphere: a comparison of theory with a computer simulation model
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In an attempt to mitigate the effects of the atmosphere on the coherence of a laser beam, interest has recently been shown in changing the beam shape to determine if a different power distribution at the transmitter will reduce the effects of the random fluctuations in the refractive index. We develop a model for the scintillation index of a flattened Gaussian beam and compare this with that of the standard TEM00 Gaussian beam. We verify our results by comparison with a computer simulated model for the flattened beam.
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Doris C. Cowan, Jaume Recolons, Larry C. Andrews, and Cynthia Y. Young "Propagation of flattened Gaussian beams in the atmosphere: a comparison of theory with a computer simulation model", Proc. SPIE 6215, Atmospheric Propagation III, 62150B (17 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669601
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KEYWORDS
Scintillation

Gaussian beams

Atmospheric propagation

Beam propagation method

Atmospheric modeling

Transmitters

Computer simulations

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