Title :
Scintillation reduction of a focused laser beam in a turbulent wind tunnel
Author :
Kinoshita, Yuta ; Maeda, Hideaki ; Suzuki, M.
Abstract :
Theoretical reduction in intensity fluctuations of a focused laser beam propagating through a randomly inhomogeneous medium was qualitatively examined in an experiment in which intensity fluctuations were observed near the focus of the optical system used. A wind tunnel was used to produce the randomly inhomogeneous medium.
Keywords :
Equations; Fluctuations; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photomultipliers; Space heating; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1968.6142
