title: Simulation of atmospheric turbulence for optical systems with extended sources.
abstract: In this paper, the method of random wave vectors for simulation of atmospheric turbulence is extended to 2D×2D space to provide spatial degrees of freedom at both input and output planes. The modified technique can thus simultaneously simulate the turbulence-induced log-amplitude and phase distortions for optical systems with extended sources either implemented as a single large aperture or multiple apertures. The reliability of our simulation technique is validated in different conditions and its application is briefly investigated in a multibeam free-space optical communication scenario.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. msafari@mcmaster.ca
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Safari
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hranilovic