Atmospheric laser-transmission tables simply generated

William R. Mallory

doi:10.1117/12.48740

1 December 1991 Atmospheric laser-transmission tables simply generated

William R. Mallory

Proceedings Volume 1540, Infrared Technology XVII; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48740
Event: San Diego, '91, 1991, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Range calculations for ladar models or optical communication models may utilize look-up tables for atmospheric transmission. To generate these tables using the standard atmospheric transmission model, FASCODE, would normally require an extensive amount of time spent at a computer. A program, LASTRNM2, has been written using macros, an editor, and a collection of FORTRAN programs to run a personal computer (PC) version of FASCODE in batch mode. LASTRNM2 modifies the input files for FASCODE, runs the program, extracts the transmission value from FASCODE's large output file, performs desired calculations on that value, stores it in a table along with the conditions for the run, and repeats for succeeding positions. Both slant paths and horizontal paths through the atmosphere may be utilized. Essentials of the program will be presented.

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William R. Mallory "Atmospheric laser-transmission tables simply generated", Proc. SPIE 1540, Infrared Technology XVII, (1 December 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48740

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