The effect of the jet-stream on the intensity of laser beams propagating along slanted paths in the upper layers of the turbulent atmosphere

Olga Korotkova; Nathan Farwell

doi:10.1117/12.765259

The effect of the jet-stream on the intensity of laser beams propagating along slanted paths in the upper layers of the turbulent atmosphere

Olga Korotkova, Nathan Farwell

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Calculations of the second-order statistical characteristics of a polarized, lowest-order Gaussian beam which propagates through a jet-stream layer, between the tropopause and the lower stratosphere, are carried out. Comparison of the results based on the refractive-index structure parameter C_n² as predicted by a Hafnagen- Valley model and based on data taken at a recent campaign shows that the jet-stream can significantly affect intensity distribution and spreading of the beam, especially at high zenith angles.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Atmospheric Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves II
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.765259
State	Published - 2008
Event	Atmospheric Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves II - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: Jan 21 2008 → Jan 22 2008

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	6878
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Other	Atmospheric Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves II
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Jose, CA
Period	1/21/08 → 1/22/08

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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The effect of the jet-stream on the intensity of laser beams propagating along slanted paths in the upper layers of the turbulent atmosphere. / Korotkova, Olga; Farwell, Nathan.

Atmospheric Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves II. 2008. 68780J (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 6878).

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Korotkova, O & Farwell, N 2008, The effect of the jet-stream on the intensity of laser beams propagating along slanted paths in the upper layers of the turbulent atmosphere. in Atmospheric Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves II., 68780J, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 6878, Atmospheric Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves II, San Jose, CA, United States, 1/21/08. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.765259

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