Aerodynamic distortion propagation calculation in application of high-speed target detection by laser

Yonghui Zheng; Huayan Sun; Yanzhong Zhao; Jianbiao Chen

doi:10.1117/12.2200977

15 October 2015 Aerodynamic distortion propagation calculation in application of high-speed target detection by laser

Yonghui Zheng, Huayan Sun, Yanzhong Zhao, Jianbiao Chen

Proceedings Volume 9674, AOPC 2015: Optical and Optoelectronic Sensing and Imaging Technology; 96742C (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2200977
Event: Applied Optics and Photonics China (AOPC2015), 2015, Beijing, China

Abstract

Active laser detection technique has a broad application prospect in antimissile and air defense, however the aerodynamic flow field around the planes and missiles cause serious distortion effect on the detecting laser beams. There are many computational fluid dynamics(CFD) codes that can predict the air density distribution and also the density fluctuations of the flow field, it’s necessary for physical optics to be used to predict the distortion properties after propagation through the complex process. Aiming at the physical process of laser propagation in “Cat-eye” lenses and aerodynamic flow field for twice, distortion propagation calculation method is researched in this paper. In the minds of dividing the whole process into two parts, and tread the aero-optical optical path difference as a phase distortion, the incidence and reflection process are calculated using Collins formula and angular spectrum diffraction theory respectively. In addition, turbulent performance of the aerodynamic flow field is estimated according to the electromagnetic propagation theory through a random medium, the rms optical path difference and Strehl ratio of the turbulent optical distortion are obtained. Finally, Computational fluid mechanics and aero-optical distortion properties of the detecting laser beams are calculated with the hemisphere-on-cylinder turret as an example, calculation results are showed and analysed.

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Yonghui Zheng, Huayan Sun, Yanzhong Zhao, and Jianbiao Chen "Aerodynamic distortion propagation calculation in application of high-speed target detection by laser", Proc. SPIE 9674, AOPC 2015: Optical and Optoelectronic Sensing and Imaging Technology, 96742C (15 October 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2200977

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Distortion

Aerodynamics

Radio propagation

Atmospheric propagation

Laser beam propagation

Atmospheric optics

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