OPTIKA ATMOSFERY I OKEANA JOURNAL
V.E. ZUEV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS
Vol. 20, issue 11, article # 1
pdf Banakh V. A., Rytchkov D. S., Zhmylevski V. V., Morozov V. V. Mean power of a partly coherent laser beam scattered at an atmospheric layer. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 2007. V. 20. No. 11. P. 867-872.Copy the reference to clipboard
Abstract:
The mean power of a partly coherent laser beam scattered at an aerosol atmospheric layer is analyzed numerically. The combined transceiving optical scheme with a circular exit aperture and a round receiving aperture is considered. It is shown that the mean power of the scattered radiation depends on the initial spatial coherence of the beam and varies with distance to the scattering layer because of diffraction at the exit aperture.