Laser Beam Propagation in Random Media, 2nd Edition

The second edition of this text, published in 1998, includes significant developments in the theory of beam wave propagation through a random medium that have emerged since the first edition. The new additions to this edition encompass models for the scintillation index under moderate-to-strong irradiance fluctuations, aperture averaging models based on ABCD ray matrices, analysis of beam wander and its impact on scintillation, theory of partial coherence of the source, models for rough targets in ladar applications, phase fluctuations, analysis of various beam shapes, as well as an expanded exploration of free-space optical communication systems and imaging systems.

The book is structured with a preface to the second edition, followed by the preface to the first edition, a section on symbols and notation, basic theory, applications, related topics, appendices on special functions, integral tables, tables of beam statistics, and an index. The comprehensive coverage of new developments and insightful analysis make this second edition a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in the field of beam wave propagation.

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