title: Experimental demonstration of vortex phase-induced reduction in scintillation of a partially coherent beam.
abstract: We carry out experimental measurement of the scintillation index of a partially coherent beam-carrying vortex phase (i.e., Gaussian-Schell model vortex beam) propagating through thermally induced turbulence. It is demonstrated that a Gaussian-Schell model vortex beam has appreciably smaller scintillation than a Gaussian-Schell model beam, which will be useful in free-space optical communication.
authors: Xianlong
authors: X
authors: Liu
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Shen
authors: Lin
authors: L
authors: Liu
authors: Fei
authors: F
authors: Wang
authors: Yangjian
authors: Y
authors: Cai