Optimal simulation of volume turbulence with phase screens

Richard G. Paxman; Brian J. Thelen; Jason J. Miller

doi:10.1117/12.363602

5 October 1999 Optimal simulation of volume turbulence with phase screens

Richard G. Paxman, Brian J. Thelen, Jason J. Miller

Proceedings Volume 3763, Propagation and Imaging through the Atmosphere III; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363602
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

Imaging through volume turbulence gives rise to anisoplanatism (space-variant blur). The effects of volume turbulence on imaging are often modeled through the use of a sequence of phase screens distributed along the optical path. Wallner recently derived a prescription for the optimal functional form and location of multiple phase screens for use in simulating the effects of volume turbulence in infinite-range imaging geometries. We generalized Wallner's method to accommodate the finite range case and to have a more optimal functional form for the phase screens. These methods can also be used for designing a multi-conjugate AO system. Examples of optimal solutions are given for horizontal-path finite-range imaging cases.

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Richard G. Paxman, Brian J. Thelen, and Jason J. Miller "Optimal simulation of volume turbulence with phase screens", Proc. SPIE 3763, Propagation and Imaging through the Atmosphere III, (5 October 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363602

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