Fourth-order moment of the light field in atmosphere
arXiv:1912.06866 · doi:10.1088/2040-8986/abb2f1
Abstract
The quasiclassical distribution function for photon density in the phase space is obtained from solution of the kinetic equation. This equation describes propagation of paraxial laser beams in the Earth atmosphere where "collision integral" embodies the influence of turbulence. The anisotropy of photon distribution is shown and explained. For long propagation path, the explicit expression for fourth-order moment of light is obtained as a sum of linear and quadratic forms of the average distribution function. This moment describes a spatial correlation of four light waves, giving the information about the photon distribution in the cross-section of the beam. The fourth moment can be measured using two small detectors outside the central part of the beam. The linear form describes the shot noise (quantum fluctuations) of photons. The range where the shot noise exceeds the classical noise is found analytically. Derived photon fluctuations are the valuable source of information about statistical properties and local structure of the laser radiation that can be used for applications.
arXiv comment12 pages, 3 figures
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