Reduction of multiple filamentation due to atmospheric turbulence during the propagation of a laser pulse

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Multiple filamentation poses a significant challenge for laser pulse propagation in the atmosphere. The purpose of this article is to explore how atmospheric turbulence influences the development of modulational instability, which results in multiple filamentation. We confirm a result that we previously published. We show through multiple analytical approaches that the growth rate of this instability decreases when the refractive index displays stochastic behavior.