Short-term spot size and beam wander in a turbulent medium /
by Ronald L. Fante, Richard L. Taylor.

Description

Main Author

Fante, Ronald L. (Ronald Louis), 1936-

Related Names

Taylor, Richard L.
Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories (U.S.)

Language(s)

English

Published

Hanscom AFB, Mass. : Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, 1974.

Subjects

Numerical analysis.
Meteorological optics.
Laser beams.
Atmospheric turbulence.
Numerical analysis.
Laser beams.
Meteorological optics.
Atmospheric turbulence.

Summary

The authors have calculated the short-term beam spread and beam wander of a laser beam propagating in a turbulent medium. These results have been used to calculate the probability that, due to beam wander, the beam will fail to hit a receiver aperture.

Note

Research supported by the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts.
Microwave Physics Laboratory Project 2153.
ADA006032 (from http://www.dtic.mil).
"27 November 1974."

Physical Description

14 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

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