DEPOLARIZATION OF A LASER BEAM AT 6328-A DUE TO ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMISSION

被引：31

作者：

HOHN, DH

机构：

[1] Astronomisches Institut der Universität Tübingen, Waldhauserstrasse 64, Tübingen

来源：

APPLIED OPTICS | 1969年 / 8卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1364/AO.8.000367

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

The depolarization of a linearly polarized laser beam was investigated primarily with an optical path of 4.5 km. A He-Ne gas laser at 6328 Å was used with an additional polarizer at the output and with a rotating polarization filter assembly in front of the receiver. Values of depolarization found ranged between 10-7 rad and about 5 X 10-5 rad. The lower limit was determined by the quality of the polarizer-analyzer combination used. These experimental values of depolarization are very much higher than that predicted by theories regarding turbulence-induced depolarization. © 1969 Optical Society of America.

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