Fig. 1. Diagram of high-power laser beam propagating upwards in atmosphere^[24]

Fig. 2. Confirmation of Eq. (4). Modified beam width w_mod versus propagation distance z. Dashed curves: by Eq. (4); solid curves: by numerical simulation^[24]

Fig. 3. Confirmation of Eq. (7). Beam width w_tar ontarget versus relative power P/P_crGs^[25]

Fig. 4. Beam width w versus the propagation distance z. Dashed lines: linear propagation in free space; Solid lines: nonlinear propagation in the atmosphere^[23]

Fig. 5. Relative pulse width T/T₀ versus propagation distance z^[21]

Fig. 6. Intensity distributions I(x, y = 0, z) versus altitude z^[33]

Fig. 7. Normalized intensity distributions I/I₀ on debris target^[21]

Fig. 8. Intensity distribution I（r, z）versus propagation distance z. Uniform irradiation on debris target^[22]

Fig. 9. (a) Intensity distribution I(r, z) and (b) phase distribution Ф(r, z) at the exit of the atmosphere, (c) relative intensity distribution I(r, z)/I_peak on the target^[22]

Fig. 10. Intensity distributions for different values of obscure ratio ε on ground^[33]

Fig. 11. Comparison of intensity distributions on debris target^[21]

Fig. 12. Beam width w_tar on target versus focal length F^[25]

Fig. 13. Beam width on target versus wavelength λ^[25]

Fig. 14. Optimal wavelength λ_opt versus lg（C₀) and σ₀^[25]

Fig. 15. Phase distribution ^[24]相位分布 ^[24]

Fig. 16. Intensity distribution I(x, y, z) at different propagation distance z^[24]

Fig. 17. With PC, intensity distribution I(x, y, z) at different propagation distance z^[24]