Title :
Measurement of spectral broadening of scattered laser signal propagating through ocean waters
Author :
Arora, K. ; Mitchell, Nick A.
Author_Institution :
FAMU/FSU Coll. of Eng., Tallahassee, FL, USA
Abstract :
The coherence of a laser signal propagating through a turbid medium deteriorates due to scattering, affecting the performance of underwater coherent systems. Spectral measurements of the scattered signal have been made and the limitations on these measurements due to the phase noise of the laser source are investigated
Keywords :
laser beams; light propagation; light scattering; oceanography; turbidity; coherence; laser beam propagation; optical radio propagation; phase noise; scattered laser signal; sea ocean; spectral broadening; turbid medium; underwater light; Fluctuations; Laser noise; Noise measurement; Oceans; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Phase measurement; Phase noise; Sea measurements;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '93. Engineering in Harmony with Ocean. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1385-2
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1993.326181
