Research Progress of Supercontinuum Propagation in Atmosphere

Abstract

Abstract:

With the development of supercontinuum laser, more and more extensive applications of supercontinuum laser received researchers’ attention. Attenuation of light intensity, deflection of light propagation direction, changes of spot characteristic and so on are caused by the interaction of atmosphere and supercontinuum’s light wave. The effect of supercontinuum propagation in atmosphere has two influences on supercontinuum application. The advantage is that the absorption characteristics of supercontinuum can be used to measure the concentration of various atmospheric constituents simultaneously. The disadvantage is that it may effect the energy transmission and imaging of supercontinuum. So research of the characteristics of supercontinuum propagation in atmosphere is an urgent demand. According to the introduction of recent developments in supercontinuum laser technology, spatial coherence properties, absorption characteristics and turbulence effects of supercontinuum laser, the prospect of future research work is put forward.

Key words: supercontinuum, propagation in atmosphere, spatial coherence property, turbulence

CLC Number:

TN97

KANG Li, ZHU Wen-Yue. Research Progress of Supercontinuum Propagation in Atmosphere[J]. Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, 2015, 10(6): 445-454.

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