Optical scintillation measurements in a desert environment III: high-speed imaging of scintillation patterns and their application to aperture averaging

Rita Mahon; Christopher I. Moore; Mike S. Ferraro; William S. Rabinovich; Michele R. Suite

doi:10.1117/12.895243

14 September 2011 Optical scintillation measurements in a desert environment III: high-speed imaging of scintillation patterns and their application to aperture averaging

Rita Mahon, Christopher I. Moore, Mike S. Ferraro, William S. Rabinovich, Michele R. Suite

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Proceedings Volume 8162, Free-Space and Atmospheric Laser Communications XI; 81620A (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895243
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The spatial scale of variations of intensity imposed on a propagating beam as it transits the turbulent atmosphere is of importance in designing free space laser communications receivers. Consecutive images of the entrance pupil of a 125mm diameter telescope have been acquired at a rate of 328fps over a series of ranges from 2km to 24km. The images are analyzed with respect to the aperture averaging available to a given receiver system.

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Rita Mahon, Christopher I. Moore, Mike S. Ferraro, William S. Rabinovich, and Michele R. Suite "Optical scintillation measurements in a desert environment III: high-speed imaging of scintillation patterns and their application to aperture averaging", Proc. SPIE 8162, Free-Space and Atmospheric Laser Communications XI, 81620A (14 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895243

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