• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 7, Issue 9, 844 (1987)
FENG YUEZHONG and SOMG ZHENGFANG
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    FENG YUEZHONG, SOMG ZHENGFANG. Beam spread induced by atmospheric turbulence in a folded path[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 1987, 7(9): 844 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    On the basis of extended Huygens-Fresnel principle and quadratic approximation, general expressions of the beam spread reflected from a target in a turbulent atmosphere are devivod. Tho properties of reflected beam spread are investigated. It is found that there exist "amplification" and "self-compensation" of beam spread in the reflection from a mirror and a corner cube reflector, respectively. Calcutations show that the spread can be reduced by using a long-wavelength laser as well as large transmitting and reflection radii.