Applied Optics · 1969 · 14 citations · 1 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsAtmospheric RadiationOpticsRadiation MeasurementAtmospheric OpticsLaser OpticsLaser PhysicsPhoton AttenuationPhysical OpticsAtmospheric Effects On VisibilityOptical AttenuationOptical Measurement SystemsVisibility
The atmospheric attenuation of a ruby laser beam is studied. The possibility of using the laser back scattered radiation to probe optical visibility is investigated. Some experimental measurement support ing this possibility is reported.
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Seibert Q. Duntley, Jacqueline I. Gordon, John H. Taylor et al. · Applied Optics · 1964 · 34 citations