Propagation factors of cosine-Gaussian-correlated Schell-model beams in non-Kolmogorov turbulence

Based on the extended Huygens-Fresnel principle and second-order moments of the Wigner distribution function (WDF), we have studied the relative root-mean-square (rms) angular width and the propagation factor of cosine-Gaussian-correlated Schell-model (CGSM) beams propagating in non-Kolmogorov turbulence. It has been found that the CGSM beam has advantage over the Gaussian Schell-model (GSM) beam for reducing the turbulence-induced degradation, and this advantage will be more obvious for the beams with larger parameter n and spatial coherence delta or under the condition of stronger fluctuation of turbulence. The CGSM beam with larger parameter n or smaller spatial coherence delta will be less affected by the turbulence. In addition, the effects of the slope-parameter alpha, inner and outer scale and the refractive-index structure constant of the non-Kolmogorov's power spectrum on the propagation factor are also analyzed in detailed. (C) 2014 Optical Society of America