Abstract

Experimental results are presented which suggest that the probability distribution of fluctuations in the intensity of laser light propagating through atmospheric turbulence are reasonably well described by K distributions in the intermediate range of propagation path lengths, L ≃ 600 m, β₀≃1–2, where the mean square fluctuation 〈I²〉 /〈I〉² can be as high as five.

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