Backscatter amplification in a turbulent atmosphere and the law of conservation of energy

V. A. Banakh; A. V. Falits; I. V. Zaloznaya

doi:10.1117/12.2690730

17 October 2023 Backscatter amplification in a turbulent atmosphere and the law of conservation of energy

V. A. Banakh, A. V. Falits, I. V. Zaloznaya

Proceedings Volume 12780, 29th International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics; 1278014 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2690730
Event: XXIX International Symposium "Atmospheric and Ocean Optics, Atmospheric Physics", 2023, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract

It is demonstrated how the energy is redistributed and the law of conservation of energy is fulfilled when optical radiation reflecting in a turbulent atmosphere. It is found that the mean intensity of an optical beam, scattered by a point reflector or by an ensemble of point reflectors in a turbulent atmosphere, increases in the strictly backward direction (backscatter amplification (BSA) effect) at the expense of overflow of the energy from a huge area several orders of magnitude exceeding the BSA effect localization area.

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V. A. Banakh, A. V. Falits, and I. V. Zaloznaya "Backscatter amplification in a turbulent atmosphere and the law of conservation of energy", Proc. SPIE 12780, 29th International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics, 1278014 (17 October 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2690730

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