Coherent and partially coherent CW laser beam propagation in lens-like media: a diffractive ray-theoretic approach

dc.contributor.authorPatsiokas, Stelios J.en
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-07T15:31:16Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-07T15:31:16Zen
dc.date.issued1977en
dc.description.abstractThe wave-kinetic method, a technique developed recently by Tappert and Besieris¹⁻³ or extending conventional ray-tracing methods to incorporate diffractive, refractive, and stochastic effects associated with the propagation of beamed signals, is illustrated in this thesis by considering the propagation of coherent and partially coherent cw Gaussian laser beams in lens-like media (e.g., selfoc fibers, laser induced plasmas, etc.). The main results presented here extend those reported recently in connection with vacuum propagation and deterministic propagation through media characterized by a parabolic profile. Special attention is paid on the irreversible degradation of the focusing ability of a beam due to random imperfections in a lens, with allowance for the presence of a medium having a parabolic profile.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentiii, 45, [1] leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65067en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 6235536en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1977.P378en
dc.subject.lcshLaser communication systemsen
dc.titleCoherent and partially coherent CW laser beam propagation in lens-like media: a diffractive ray-theoretic approachen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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