Potential capabilities of adaptive optical systems in the atmosphere

Vladimir P. Lukin; Boris V. Fortes; Feodor Yu. Kanev; Peter A. Konyaev

doi:10.1117/12.58987

1 May 1992 Potential capabilities of adaptive optical systems in the atmosphere

Vladimir P. Lukin, Boris V. Fortes, Feodor Yu. Kanev, Peter A. Konyaev

Proceedings Volume 1628, Intense Laser Beams; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.58987
Event: OE/LASE '92, 1992, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

We consider the compensation for thermal distortions of laser beams propagated through the atmosphere on horizontal and vertical paths. It is found that the critical power of the source can be increased about ten times when going from horizontal to vertical paths. The efficiency of different adaptive correction algorithms--namely, program correction, phase-conjugate, and amplitude-phase control--are studied.

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Vladimir P. Lukin, Boris V. Fortes, Feodor Yu. Kanev, and Peter A. Konyaev "Potential capabilities of adaptive optical systems in the atmosphere", Proc. SPIE 1628, Intense Laser Beams, (1 May 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.58987

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