Generation of various partially coherent beams and their propagation properties in turbulent atmosphere: a review

Yangjian Cai

doi:10.1117/12.878821

10 February 2011 Generation of various partially coherent beams and their propagation properties in turbulent atmosphere: a review

Yangjian Cai

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Proceedings Volume 7924, Atmospheric and Oceanic Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves V; 792402 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.878821
Event: SPIE LASE, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Partially coherent beams, such as Gaussian Schell-model beam, partially coherent dark hollow beam, partially coherent flat-topped beam and electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam, have important applications in free space optical communications, optical imaging, optical trapping, inertial confinement fusion and nonlinear optics. In this paper, experimental generations of various partially coherent beams are introduced. Furthermore, with the help of a tensor method, analytical formulae for such beams propagating in turbulent atmosphere are derived, and the propagation properties of such beams in turbulent atmosphere are reviewed.

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Yangjian Cai "Generation of various partially coherent beams and their propagation properties in turbulent atmosphere: a review", Proc. SPIE 7924, Atmospheric and Oceanic Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves V, 792402 (10 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.878821

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