Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 12, 1200001(2023)

Application of Laboratory Turbulence Simulator in Atmospheric Optics

Ruizhong Rao1、* and Renmin Yuan2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory for Atmospheric Optics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China
  • 2School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Reviews

    Received: Jan. 16, 2023

    Accepted: Feb. 24, 2023

    Published Online: Jun. 20, 2023

    The Author Email: Rao Ruizhong (rao@aiofm.cas.cn), Yuan Renmin (rmyuan@ustc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS230485

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