Theoretical and experimental investigation of image quality through an inhomogeneous turbulent medium

Dan Sadot; D. Shemtov; Norman S. Kopeika

doi:10.1117/12.154842

15 September 1993 Theoretical and experimental investigation of image quality through an inhomogeneous turbulent medium

Dan Sadot, D. Shemtov, Norman S. Kopeika

Proceedings Volume 1968, Atmospheric Propagation and Remote Sensing II; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154842
Event: Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1993, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A theoretical and experimental investigation of image quality through an inhomogeneous turbulent medium under controlled laboratory conditions is presented. In addition, a theoretical analysis based upon simple physical principles leads to the same theoretical results obtained 25 years ago by Fried on the basis of phase covariance and phase structure function. The present analysis, however, can be expanded to indicate how effects of turbulence depend upon field of view. This work is applicable toward determining optimum elevation for imaging through inhomogeneous turbulence near the surface of the earth.

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Dan Sadot, D. Shemtov, and Norman S. Kopeika "Theoretical and experimental investigation of image quality through an inhomogeneous turbulent medium", Proc. SPIE 1968, Atmospheric Propagation and Remote Sensing II, (15 September 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154842

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