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arXiv:2512.04098

Influence of the radial number of Laguerre-Gaussian vortex beams on their propagation in a turbulent medium

D. D. Reshetnikov, A. S. Losev

physics.opticsquant-phSubmitted Nov 22, 2025• Announced Nov 25, 2025
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Abstract

The paper considers the propagation of Laguerre-Gaussian beams in a turbulent gas medium. As demonstrated by numerical modelling and the decomposition of Laguerre-Gaussian modes according to the basis of orthogonal Zernike polynomials, disparities in the stability of Laguerre-Gaussian modes with differing radial and azimuthal numbers are evident. The demonstration is made of the minimization of the distortion of the transverse beam profile with an increase in the radial number.

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