• DocumentCode
    919463
  • Title

    Mode conversion of Gaussian light beams in the atmosphere

  • Author

    Imai, Masayoshi

  • Volume
    59
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1971
  • Firstpage
    1379
  • Lastpage
    1380
  • Abstract
    Mode conversion of a Gaussian light beam in the atmosphere increases proportionally to propagation length z for short distance, and then to 8/3 powers of z.
  • Keywords
    Atmosphere; Dielectric constant; Fluctuations; Laser beams; Lenses; Optical beams; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1971.8437
  • Filename
    1450367