Linear theory of thermal blooming in turbulence

David H. Chambers; Thomas J. Karr; James R. Morris; P. Cramer; James A. Viecelli; A. K. Gautesen

doi:10.1117/12.18329

1 May 1990 Linear theory of thermal blooming in turbulence

David H. Chambers, Thomas J. Karr, James R. Morris, P. Cramer, James A. Viecelli, A. K. Gautesen

Proceedings Volume 1221, Propagation of High-Energy Laser Beams Through the Earth's Atmosphere; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18329
Event: OE/LASE '90, 1990, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

In this paper we show how the electric field spectrum for a high energy laser beam propagating through a uniform atmosphere can be calculated using the linear theory of small fluctuations. The beam is modeled analytically as an infinite plane wave which propagates through a medium with constant absorption and no transverse wind. Return-wave phase compensation is modeled as a filter in the transverse Fourier domain. The linear theory describes the growth of small fluctuations on the beam and accurately predicts the evolution of the electric field spectrum until the magnitude of the fluctuations approach the original beam irradiance. The accuracy is tested by comparing with the spectrum calculated using ORACLE, a full wave optics thermal blooming code.

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David H. Chambers, Thomas J. Karr, James R. Morris, P. Cramer, James A. Viecelli, and A. K. Gautesen "Linear theory of thermal blooming in turbulence", Proc. SPIE 1221, Propagation of High-Energy Laser Beams Through the Earth's Atmosphere, (1 May 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18329

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