@inproceedings{f32df1963ef845f89ff5257863a19e50,
title = "LIDAR systems operating in the presence of oceanic turbulence",
abstract = "Oceanic turbulence may be detrimental for optical signals in short-link communication and sensing systems, and, in particular, LIDARs. To characterize light propagation for LIDARs we first establish 4 × 4 matrix framework applicable for general ABCD optical systems, a wide variety of optical waves, including partially coherent and partially polarized, and a variety of targets. We then adopt this approach for situations in which a target embedded in the turbulent oceanic layer is to be sensed by a bi-static LIDAR. Under some conditions the monostatic transmission links may also exhibit the Enhanced BackScatter (EBS) effect, due to phase conjugation of incident and return waves. We will brie y discuss the appearance of the EBS in the oceanic turbulence. Our treatment of the oceanic fluctuations is based on the well-known temperature-salinity based power spectrum of the refractive-index and the Huygens-Fresnel integral propagation method.",
keywords = "Enhanced BackScattering, LIDAR, Oceanic turbulence, power spectrum",
author = "Olga Korotkova",
note = "Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2019 SPIE.; Ocean Sensing and Monitoring XI 2019 ; Conference date: 16-04-2019 Through 17-04-2019",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1117/12.2522212",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Weilin Hou and Arnone, {Robert A.}",
booktitle = "Ocean Sensing and Monitoring XI",
}