Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 24, 2401008(2022)

Scaling Law for Beam Spreading During High-Energy Laser Propagation in Atmosphere

Xingwang Sun, Qing Zhang, Zheqiang Zhong, and Bin Zhang*
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  • College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan , China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: Jun. 21, 2022

    Accepted: Jul. 22, 2022

    Published Online: Dec. 14, 2022

    The Author Email: Zhang Bin (zhangbinff@sohu.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.2401008

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