Speckle statistical properties of Gaussian beam from a semi-rough target in the atmospheric turbulence

Based on extended Huygens–Fresnel principle and Goodman model for target surface, analytic expression is developed for the mutual coherent function (MCF) of a reflected Gaussian-beam from a semi-rough target in single-pass atmospheric turbulence. Then according to the MCF we derive expression about the mean intensity and average speckle size at the receiver. The analysis indicates that the mean intensity is closely related to the ratio of root mean square (rms) height to the lateral correlation length; in addition, the speckle size is associated with turbulence strength and roughness of target. Our results agree with well-known the limiting cases of perfectly smooth and Lambertian target.     

Partially coherent Gaussian–Schell model pulse beam propagation in slant atmospheric turbulence

Based on the extended Huygens-Fresnel principle, a two-frequency, two-point cross-spectral density function of partially coherent Gaussian-Schell model pulse （GSMP） beam propagation in slant atmospheric turbulence is derived. Using the Markov approximation method and on the assumption that （w1 - w2）/（w1 ＋ w2） ≤ 1, the theory obtained is valid for turbulence of any strength and can be applied to narrow-band signals. The expressions for average beam intensity, the beam size, and the two-frequency complex degree of coherence of a GSMP beam are obtained. The numerical results are presented, and the effects of the frequency, initial pulse width, initial beam radius, zenith angle, and outer scales on the complex degree of coherence are discussed. This study provides a better understanding of the second-order statistics of a GSMP beam propagating through atmospheric turbulence in the space-frequency domain.     

高斯谢尔光束通过湍流大气漫射目标的散射统计

基于广义惠更斯菲涅耳原理分析了高斯谢尔光束通过湍流大气漫射目标的散射统计特性。假定相位结构函数起主导作用,根据高斯谢尔光束的交叉密度函数,推导了散斑场的互相干函数表达式,进而得出接收面处的散斑尺寸大小和强湍流起伏的时延协方差函数表达式。数值分析了源相干长度、波长、湍流强度对互相干函数的影响。对理想漫射目标,接收面的散斑尺寸大小由束腰宽度、源相干长度和湍流强度确定,随着湍流强度的增加,散斑尺寸变小;在弱湍流区,散斑尺寸由源相干长度决定,当湍流增强时,散斑尺寸大小逐渐趋于一致。     

光源参数及大气湍流对电磁光束传输偏振特性的影响

根据光束扩展理论,以部分相干的电磁高斯-谢尔光束为研究对象,分析了电磁光束传输时其偏振特性的变化机理.结果表明,光源参数和大气湍流对电磁光束分量扩展的影响是导致传输过程中电磁光束偏振特性变化的原因.在真空中传输时,电磁光束两分量的相干性存在差异,导致传输时电磁光束两分量扩展快慢不同,从而引起传输路径上光束谱偏振度的变化.在大气湍流中,电磁光束两分量扩展的快慢与光源参数和大气湍流强度均有关,当传输路径较短时,电磁光束偏振变化主要与光源参数有关,变化特性与在真空中传输时的情况类似,而传输距离较远时,电磁光束偏振变化受大气湍流的影响明显,变化特性与在真空中传输时的情形存在不同.     

Echo-wave scattering characteristics of the diffuse target in the slant atmospheric turbulence

The extended Huygens–Fresnel principle is utilized to make analysis of the received intensity for laser beam propagation through the atmospheric turbulence in the slant path. For a diffuse target, the effects of the turbulence on the statistical parameters such as the mutual coherence function and the mean intensity are studied in detail. The influence of the incident wave radius and the distance of the incident beam on these parameters are discussed.     

高斯涡旋光束在大气湍流传输中的特性研究

为了研究大气湍流对高斯涡旋光束传递信息的影响,理论分析了经过大气湍流的高斯涡旋光束轨道角动量(OAM)模式的径向平均功率和归一化平均功率分布、固有模式指数、初始光束半径和湍流强度;采用纯相位扰动逼近的有效性,数值模拟高斯涡旋光束在传输中的OAM模式径向平均功率分布的变化。建立传输模型并进行外场激光大气传输实验,对比分析了模拟和实测的OAM归一化平均功率分布,结果表明在弱湍流条件下,OAM模式的径向平均功率随着接收器孔径尺寸的增加而变化,逐渐趋于稳定值。对于一般常用的接收孔径,在强湍流或较小的初始光束半径条件下对OAM模式干扰十分严重。验证了用数值方法模拟OAM在湍流介质中的模式变化过程的可靠性。     

大气湍流对部分相干平顶高斯光束的影响

采用相屏近似处理方法对激光通过湍流大气的传输进行了数值模拟。从数值模拟的结果拟合出两个公式：一是通过湍流前后部分相干平顶高斯光束的束宽平方比随阶数、传输距离和湍流强度的变化关系式;一是通过湍流后的相干长度随初始光束相干长度、湍流相干长度的变化关系式。研究发现：部分相干平顶高斯光束分解为相互独立的厄米-高斯光束的叠加;相干性越差的光束受到湍流的影响程度就越小;湍流对光束传输的影响与光束自身相干特性对其传输的影响之间是不相关的。     

Scattering of a general partially coherent beam from a diffuse target in atmospheric turbulence

The second-order and fourth-order statistical moments of the speckle field from a diffuse target in atmospheric turbulence are studied which have great influence on the performance of lidar systems. By expanding a general rotationally symmetric beam as a sum of Gaussian–Schell model(GSM) beams, the mean intensity of the general beam propagating over a distance in an atmospheric turbulence is formulated. Expressions for the degree of coherence(DOC) and the normalized intensity variance of the scattered field of a general beam from a rough surface in turbulence are derived based on the extended Huygens–Fresnel principle. The general expressions reduce to the well-known forms for a GSM beam. Another example for the general beam used in this paper is the collimated flat-topped beam. The results of both kinds of beams show that the intensity profile on the target plane is a key factor affecting the statistical characteristics of the speckle field.A larger beam spot on the target plane induces a smaller coherence length and a smaller normalized intensity variance of the received field. As turbulence gets stronger, the coherence length becomes smaller, and the normalized intensity variance firstly increases and declines to unity finally.     

Characteristics of a partially coherent Gaussian Schell-model beam propagating in slanted atmospheric turbulence

On the basis of the extended Huygens-Fresnel principle and the model of the refractive-index structure constant in the atmospheric turbulence proposed by the International Telecommunication Union-Radio Communication Sector,the characteristics of the partially coherent Gaussian Schell-model(GSM) beams propagating in slanted atmospheric turbulence are studied.Using the cross-spectral density function(CSDF),we derive the expressions for the effective beam radius,the spreading angle,and the average intensity.The variance of the angle-of-arrival fluctuation and the wander effect of the GSM beam in the turbulence are calculated numerically.The influences of the coherence degree,the propagation distance,the propagation height,and the waist radius on the propagation characteristics of the partially coherent beams are discussed and compared with those of the fully coherent Gaussian beams.     

高斯谢尔光束通过湍流大气漫射目标的散射统计

基于广义惠更斯菲涅耳原理分析了高斯谢尔光束通过湍流大气漫射目标的散射统计特性。假定相位结构函数起主导作用,根据高斯谢尔光束的交叉密度函数,推导了散斑场的互相干函数表达式,进而得出接收面处的散斑尺寸大小和强湍流起伏的时延协方差函数表达式。数值分析了源相干长度、波长、湍流强度对互相干函数的影响。对理想漫射目标,接收面的散斑尺寸大小由束腰宽度、源相干长度和湍流强度确定,随着湍流强度的增加,散斑尺寸变小;在弱湍流区,散斑尺寸由源相干长度决定,当湍流增强时,散斑尺寸大小逐渐趋于一致。     

特殊函数在湍流大气传输光束漂移中的应用

研究特殊函数在激光湍流大气传输光束漂移效应中的应用,为提高跟瞄系统的瞄准精度提供理论依据。基于特殊函数和修正Von Karman谱,对斜程湍流大气传输光束漂移方差表达式进行了数值仿真。数值模拟表明,特殊函数高次项的近似舍去对激光湍流大气传输光束指向精度影响甚微。在外尺度较小时,光束漂移方差变化较快;随着外尺度的增加,光束漂移增加缓慢且趋于饱和。在相同的外尺度下,发射孔径（初始光束束径）与发射天顶角的增大对光束漂移具有抑制作用,且天顶角接近π/2,光束漂移角方差快速减小。     

高斯-谢尔模光束在大气湍流中传输的相干特性研究

文章分析了高斯-谢尔光束在大气湍流中传输时相干长度的变化, 并与真空传输做比较, 真空传输相干长度的变化只与光源参数有关, 大气湍流中传输相干长度的变化受光源参数和湍流的共同影响. 真空传输光束扩展造成相干长度增大; 大气湍流中, 传输距离较短时, 相干长度由于光源扩展而增加, 当传输距离较大时, 湍流效应增强引起相干长度下降. 因此, 单纯从相干长度方面分析大气湍流带来的影响不够完备. 为排除光源扩展影响, 利用相干长度与光斑尺度的比值进行分析, 发现大气湍流会造成比值的下降. 在数值仿真的基础上对上述结果给出了解释. 关键词： 部分相干 大气湍流 高斯-谢尔模 光束扩展     

Effects of coherence and polarization on the beam spreading and direction through atmospheric turbulence

Based on extended Huygens-Fresnel principle, analytical expressions of beam width and far-field angular spreading for electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model (EGSM) beams propagating in atmospheric turbulence are obtained. The effects of coherence and polarization on beam spreading and directionality in atmospheric turbulence are investigated in detail. A condition is obtained under which beams with different degrees of spatial coherence and polarization will generate the same far-field angular spreading in atmospheric turbulence. Our results have potential application in long-distance free space optical communications.     

部分相干Airy光束在湍流大气中传输时的偏振特性

研究了部分相干Airy光束在湍流大气中传输时的偏振特性,偏振保持度作为衡量偏振传输效果的一个重要参数.结果表明:部分相干Airy光束在湍流大气中传输足够远时,其偏振度会变回到初始值;而在自由空间中传输,光束的偏振度会保持在某一个特定值;在湍流大气中,当光束传输距离不是很远时,光束对称轴上的偏振度分布为Airy函数,但是当传输足够远时,该偏振度分布逐渐趋向于类高斯状;光束的束腰半径越大,相干长度越长,越有利于光束传输后偏振的保持;存在一个指数截断因子,使得光束的偏振保持度很差.这些结论对于Airy光束在通信领域中的应用具有重要的意义.     

大气湍流对航空光电侦察图像质量影响因素分析北大核心CSCD

大气湍流效应是严重影响航空光电侦察系统图像质量的重要因素之一。从大气湍流参数描述出发,研究了大气湍流对光学系统成像质量的影响机理,分析了大气湍流影响光学系统调制传递函数(modulation transfer function,MTF)的影响因素,建立了大气湍流影响光学系统成像MTF的理论模型。仿真结果表明,在大气湍流影响下,光学系统光瞳口径与大气相干直径的比值对光学系统成像MTF影响较大。通过光学系统地面外场实验图像测试对比,验证了实际光学系统受到大气湍流影响后的成像MTF理论模型。研究结果可为大气湍流影响下的航空光电侦察系统设计及提升其成像质量提供理论支持。     

间歇性大气湍流中光传播问题的近Gauss极限分析

间歇性是湍流的重要特征，多年来一直是湍流研究的核心内容之一.考虑大气湍流中的光传播问题，一般回避其间歇性，假设大气介电起伏满足Gauss统计.考虑大气湍流（内）间歇性 对光波传播的影响.考虑到大气介电起伏方差较小的事实，将光场统计矩方程在Gauss场附近 展开到四阶累计量，分析其近似解.进一步，以层次结构模型为基础，着重研究了光场二阶 统计矩的间歇性效应.研究表明，大气湍流间歇性对光场的影响很小. 关键词： 光波传播 大气湍流 间歇性     

斜程大气湍流中漫射目标的散射特性

根据推广的惠更斯-菲涅尔原理及ITU-R大气结构常数模型(2001年国际电信联盟提出的随高度变化的大气结构常数模型),考虑了大气湍流对激光从发射机到目标和从目标到接收机双程路径的影响,研究了大气湍流中漫射目标的激光波束散射问题,导出了考虑对数振幅起伏和相位占优情况下在斜程大气湍流中传输时激光波束散射场的互相关函数、强度协方差和强度方差的计算公式,并给出了数值计算结果.数值分析了波长、接收机高度和传播距离对强度协方差和归一化强度方差的影响. 关键词： 激光散射 斜程湍流 强度方差 强度协方差     

在大气湍流斜程传输中拉盖高斯光束的轨道角动量的研究

大气湍流引起大气折射率随机变化,导致空间不均匀性.拉盖高斯光束在大气湍流中传输时,空间不均匀性会使光子波函数改变,引起轨道角动量的变化.本文讨论了拉盖尔高斯光束在大气斜程传输时,湍流介质改变光子轨道角动量而形成不同的光子态.计算了螺旋谐波各分量所占光束总能量的权重,分析了拉盖高斯光束的轨道角动量的变化规律.     

Long-distance propagation of pseudo-partially coherent Gaussian Schell-model beams in atmospheric turbulence

Propagation properties of spatially pseudo-partially coherent Gaussian Schell-model beams through the atmo- spheric turbulence over a long-distance uplink path are studied by numerical simulation. A linear coordination trans-formation is introduced to overcome the window effect and the loss-of-resolution problem. The beam spreading, beam wandering, and intensity scintillation as functions of turbulence strength, source correlation length, and change frequency of random phase that models the partial coherence of the source are analyzed. It is found that the beam spreading and the intensity scintillation of the partially coherent beam are less affected by the turbulence than those of the coherent one, but it suffers from a more severe diffractive effect, and the change frequency of random phase has no evident influence on it. The beam wandering is insensitive to the variation of source correlation length, and decreases firstly then goes to a fixed value as the change frequency increases.     

部分相干涡旋光束通过大气湍流上行和下行传输的比较研究

基于广义惠更斯-菲涅耳原理,以高斯-谢尔模型(GSM)涡旋光束作为典型的部分相干涡旋光束,推导出GSM涡旋光束通过大气湍流斜程传输的平均光强、均方根束宽和交叉谱密度函数的解析表达式,并用以研究了大气湍流中上行和下行对GSM涡旋光束传输和对相干涡旋的影响.结果表明,在相同条件下,GSM涡旋光束下行传输受大气湍流的影响要小于上行传输,下行传输时相干涡旋拓扑电荷守恒距离要长于上行传输.对所得结果做了物理解释. 关键词： 部分相干涡旋光束 相干涡旋 大气湍流 上行和下行传输