A comparison of optical turbulence models

Stephen Doss-Hammel; Eun Oh; Jennifer C. Ricklin; Frank D. Eaton; G. Charmaine Gilbreath; Dimitri Tsintikidis

doi:10.1117/12.563746

20 October 2004 A comparison of optical turbulence models

Stephen Doss-Hammel, Eun Oh, Jennifer C. Ricklin, Frank D. Eaton, G. Charmaine Gilbreath, Dimitri Tsintikidis

Proceedings Volume 5550, Free-Space Laser Communications IV; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.563746
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

The U.S. Navy has an interest in the use of laser systems for surface ships. Such systems must operate within a thin near-surface environment called the marine atmospheric surface layer. There exist substantial gradients in temperature and momentum within this layer which make turbulence a strong function of height. We are interested in robust and simple optical turbulence models that can be used to predict turbulence along near-horizontal paths. We discuss several different models that are based upon similarity theory, and we compare the models with field transmission data taken from both over-water and over-land propagation paths.

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Stephen Doss-Hammel, Eun Oh, Jennifer C. Ricklin, Frank D. Eaton, G. Charmaine Gilbreath, and Dimitri Tsintikidis "A comparison of optical turbulence models", Proc. SPIE 5550, Free-Space Laser Communications IV, (20 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.563746

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