Laser Beam Scintillation with Applications (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM99)

Renewed interest in laser communication systems has sparked development of useful new analytic models. This book discusses optical scintillation and its impact on system performance in free-space optical communication and laser radar applications, with detailed look at propagation phenomena and the role of scintillation on system behavior.

Intended for practicing engineers, scientists, and students.

Contents

- Preface
- Symbols and Notation
- Optical Wave Propagation in Random Media: Background Review
- Modeling Optical Scintillation
- Theory of Scintillation: Plane Wave Model
- Theory of Scintillation: Spherical Wave Model
- Theory of Scintillation: Gaussian-Beam Wave Model
- Aperture Averaging
- Laser Communication Systems
- Fade Statistics for Lasercom Systems
- Laser Radar Systems: Scintillation of Return Waves
- Laser Radar Systems: Imaging through Turbulence