M. V. Vasnetsov, Dmytro Plutenko, Valeriy A. Pas'ko, Vladimir Denisenko, L. Derzhypolska
We discuss a scenario of optical beam fragmentation in a turbulent atmosphere as a sequence of distortions produced by inflection lenses. An individual scattering act is simulated for three different shapes of the lens illuminated by a Gaussian beam. Irrespectively to the shape, the fragmentation effect was detected.