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Scintillation properties of dark hollow beams in a weak turbulent atmosphere

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The on-axis scintillation index for a circular dark hollow beam (DHB) propagating in a weak turbulent atmosphere is formulated, and the scintillation properties of a DHB are investigated in detail. The scintillation index for a DHB reduces to the scintillation index for a Gaussian beam, an annular beam and a flat-topped beam under certain conditions. It is found that the scintillation index of a DHB is closely related to the beam parameters and can be lower than that of a Gaussian beam, an annular beam and a flat-topped beam in a weak turbulent atmosphere at smaller waist sizes and longer propagation lengths.

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  1. Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P.R. China

    Y. Chen

  2. Max Planck Research Group, Institute of Optics, Information and Photonics, University of Erlangen, Staudtstr. 7/B2, 91058, Erlangen, Germany

    Y. Cai

  3. Department of Electronic and Communication Engineering, Çankaya University, Öğretmenler Cad. 14, Yüzüncüyıl, 06530, Balgat, Ankara, Turkey

    H.T. Eyyuboğlu & Y. Baykal

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Chen, Y., Cai, Y., Eyyuboğlu, H. et al. Scintillation properties of dark hollow beams in a weak turbulent atmosphere. Appl. Phys. B 90, 87–92 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-007-2825-1

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