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Calculation of the backscatter amplification coefficient of laser radiation propagating in a turbulent atmosphere using numerical simulation

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A numerical simulation-based algorithm is proposed for calculating the backscatter amplification (BSA) coefficient of laser radiation propagating in a turbulent atmosphere. The algorithm permits one to obtain results for conditions under which the known analytical calculation methods are inapplicable. Using this algorithm, the BSA coefficient is analyzed numerically for different conditions of laser radiation propagation in the atmosphere.

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  1. V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, pl. Akademika Zueva 1, Tomsk, 634021, Russia

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Original Russian Text © I.N. Smalikho, 2013, published in Optica Atmosfery i Okeana.

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Smalikho, I.N. Calculation of the backscatter amplification coefficient of laser radiation propagating in a turbulent atmosphere using numerical simulation. Atmos Ocean Opt 26, 135–139 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856013020127

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