Turbulence analysis of maritime horizontal laser propagation: experimental analysis and wave-optics simulation

Boris P. Venet

doi:10.1117/12.740673

25 September 2007 Turbulence analysis of maritime horizontal laser propagation: experimental analysis and wave-optics simulation

Boris P. Venet

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Proceedings Volume 6708, Atmospheric Optics: Models, Measurements, and Target-in-the-Loop Propagation; 670809 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.740673
Event: Optical Engineering + Applications, 2007, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In recent years several extensive data sets have been collected to characterize horizontal laser propagation in a maritime environment. We report on data collected on a 1.35-km range over an arm of San Diego Bay. We analyze various atmospheric turbulence features of the optical propagation data, and we compare the experimental results with numerical wave-optics simulations. The goals are (a) to extract atmospheric turbulence strength descriptors for the period of record, and (b) to assess the ability of wave-optics simulation to reproduce the experimental results. We comment on the degrees of freedom available when comparing simulation and measurement, due to the lack of completely comprehensive measurement data.

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Boris P. Venet "Turbulence analysis of maritime horizontal laser propagation: experimental analysis and wave-optics simulation", Proc. SPIE 6708, Atmospheric Optics: Models, Measurements, and Target-in-the-Loop Propagation, 670809 (25 September 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.740673

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