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Applied Optics
|February 19, 2010
Abstract:
Statistics of the random field of spatial spikes of laser irradiance over large distances in a turbulent medium are investigated. Formulas are obtained defining the mean value of the area of the spikes, their density, and the mean distance between the nearest spikes in a plane transverse to the direction of propagation. Numerical calculations illustrate the case of a focused Gaussian beam.

