Inner scale effect on scintillation index of flat-topped beam in non-Kolmogorov weak turbulence
A simpler generalized expression of irradiance fluctuation for flat-topped beams is presented based on the Born and Rytov perturbation methods. The theoretical expression of the on-axis scintillation index in non-Kolmogorov weak atmospheric optics links is developed using the generalized von Kármán...
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Published in | Applied optics. Optical technology and biomedical optics Vol. 54; no. 10; p. 2630 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
01.04.2015
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Summary: | A simpler generalized expression of irradiance fluctuation for flat-topped beams is presented based on the Born and Rytov perturbation methods. The theoretical expression of the on-axis scintillation index in non-Kolmogorov weak atmospheric optics links is developed using the generalized von Kármán spectrum model, and using the equivalent structure constant that is different for all power-law exponents. The effect of the inner scale on the on-axis scintillation index is examined comprehensively. It is observed that flat-topped beams happen to possess smaller scintillation indices at larger inner scale. The effects of the power law, flat-topped order, source size of the fundamental Gaussian beam, propagation distance, and wavelength are also analyzed. |
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ISSN: | 2155-3165 |
DOI: | 10.1364/AO.54.002630 |