Title
A New Marine Atmospheric Spectrum For Laser Propagation
Abstract
Current mathematical models describing laser propagation through the atmosphere were developed for terrestrial environments. An atmospheric index of refraction power spectrum specifically tailored to the marine environment has been created and applied to scintillation theory. Optical measurements of a diverge laser beam propagating in a marine environment, in combination with scintillation theory and a numerical scheme, were used to infer the refractive index structure parameter, C n2, along the propagation paths. The analysis was repeated for both marine and terrestrial theoretical scintillation expressions, each resulting in one set of inferred C n2-values. In the moderate-to-strong fluctuation regime, the inferred C n2-values based on marine theory were about 20% smaller than those based on terrestrial theory, but a minimal difference was observed in the weak fluctuation regime.
Publication Date
11-15-2007
Publication Title
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume
6551
Number of Pages
-
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.720903
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
35948936020 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/35948936020
STARS Citation
Vetelino, Frida Strömqvist; Grayshan, Katelyn J.; Young, Cynthia Y.; Grant, Kenneth J.; and Wasiczko, Linda, "A New Marine Atmospheric Spectrum For Laser Propagation" (2007). Scopus Export 2000s. 6272.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/6272