Coherence of Bessel beams propagating in turbulent media

Igor P. Lukin

doi:10.1117/12.897858

10 October 2011 Coherence of Bessel beams propagating in turbulent media

Igor P. Lukin

Proceedings Volume 8178, Optics in Atmospheric Propagation and Adaptive Systems XIV; 81780B (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.897858
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

In this article, the characteristic features of formation of the Bessel optical beam in a turbulent atmosphere are analyzed. The problem analysis is based on the solution of the equation for the mutual coherence function (the second-order field moment) of a Bessel beam of optical radiation. The behavior of the spatial coherence radius of a Bessel optical beam depending on parameters of a beam and characteristics of the turbulent atmosphere is examined. It has appeared, that at low levels of fluctuations in a turbulent atmosphere the spatial coherence radius of a Bessel optical beam is larger than the spatial coherence radius of a plane optical wave, but it is smaller than the spatial coherence radius of a spherical wave. At high levels of fluctuations in a turbulent atmosphere, the spatial coherence radius of a Bessel beam becomes closer to the similar characteristic of a spherical wave.

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Igor P. Lukin "Coherence of Bessel beams propagating in turbulent media", Proc. SPIE 8178, Optics in Atmospheric Propagation and Adaptive Systems XIV, 81780B (10 October 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.897858

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