Abstract

Expressions have been developed for the variance of amplitude and phase of an optical signal propagating over a folded path. A comparison of folded- and straight-path scintillation characteristics indicates that the folded-path scintillations are heavily weighted by larger turbulent scale sizes, and the straight-path scintillations are determined by smaller turbulent sizes. The effects of turbulent scale sizes located at various distances from the laser are examined for both folded and straight paths.

© 1972 Optical Society of America

Folded-path weighting function for a high-frequency spherical wave

Jack Smith
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 63(9) 1095-1097 (1973)

Experiments on Turbulence Characteristics and Multiwavelength Scintillation Phenomena*

J. Richard Kerr
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(9) 1040-1049 (1972)

Fourth Moment of a Wave Propagating in a Random Medium*

W. P. Brown
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(8) 966-971 (1972)

Moment Equations for Waves Propagated in Random Media*

Wilbur P. Brown
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(1) 45-54 (1972)

Scintillation in an Earth-to-Space Propagation Path

Peter O. Minott
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(7) 885-888 (1972)