Optical turbulence model for laser propagation and imaging applications

Eun Oh; Jennifer C. Ricklin; G. Charmaine Gilbreath; Neil J. Vallestero; Frank D. Eaton

doi:10.1117/12.504556

27 January 2004 Optical turbulence model for laser propagation and imaging applications

Eun Oh, Jennifer C. Ricklin, G. Charmaine Gilbreath, Neil J. Vallestero, Frank D. Eaton

Proceedings Volume 5160, Free-Space Laser Communication and Active Laser Illumination III; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.504556
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We evaluate a simple model for predicting and understanding the structural behavior of Cn2 for a specific location, date, time, and given environmental parameters. This model is compared with Cn2 data taken at the Chesapeake Bay Detachment of the Naval Research Laboratory in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland. This simplified model predicts and explains the fluctuation in Cn2 reasonably well, and also shows that Cn2 is a strong function of solar irradiation.

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Eun Oh, Jennifer C. Ricklin, G. Charmaine Gilbreath, Neil J. Vallestero, and Frank D. Eaton "Optical turbulence model for laser propagation and imaging applications", Proc. SPIE 5160, Free-Space Laser Communication and Active Laser Illumination III, (27 January 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.504556

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