Image jitter, blur, and scintillation regarding the retinal hazards of lasers.
The statistics of position and size of the image of a laser source observed through refractive turbulence in the atmosphere were measured using a simulated human retina. Both 3-mm and 7-mm apertures were used with a variety of propagation conditions. No significant effects of image broadening or motion were observed. Consequently, such effects cannot be depended on to mitigate scintillation hazards.
Churnside
J H
JH
NOAA/ERL, Wave Propagation Laboratory, Boulder, CO 80303.
D001272:Atmosphere; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012160:Retina / Q000293:injuries*