Wang, FeiCai, YangjianEyyuboglu, Halil T.Baykal, Yahya2017-02-282025-09-182017-02-282025-09-182012Wang, F., Cai, Y., Eyyuboğlu, H.T., Baykal, Y. (2012). Twist phase-induced reduction in scintillation of a partially coherent beam in turbulent atmosphere. Optics Letters, 37(2), 184-186.0146-95921539-4794https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.000184https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12416/11430The scintillation index of a Gaussian Schell-model beam with twist phase (i.e., twisted GSM beam) in weak turbulent atmosphere is formulated with the help of a tensor method. Variations of the scintillation index of a twisted GSM beam on propagation in turbulent atmosphere are studied in detail. It is interesting to find that the scintillation index of a twisted GSM beam can be smaller than that without twist phase in weak turbulent atmosphere. Thus, modulation of the twist phase of a partially coherent beam provides a new way to reduce turbulence-induced scintillation. (C) 2012 Optical Society of Americaeninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessArticle10.1364/OL.37.0001842-s2.0-85010179048