Intensity correlations of flat-topped beams in oceanic turbulence

Abstract

Intensity correlations of flat-topped beams are formulated and evaluated in oceanic turbulence. Variations of the intensity correlations are examined against the diagonal distance from different starting points at the receiver plane, for the various number of beams composing the flat-topped beam, for various starting points at the receiver and for various source sizes. Also, the variations of the intensity correlations are investigated against the ratio of temperature to salinity contributions to the refractive index spectrum for the various number of beams composing the flat-topped beam, against the rate of dissipation of mean-squared temperature for various starting points at the receiver plane and against the rate of dissipation of kinetic energy per unit mass of fluid for various source sizes.