Turbulence spectral models and their effect on anisoplanatic error
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
10-3-2024
Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Abstract
In problems involving optical wave propagation in the atmosphere it is common to assume turbulence statistics obey a Kolmogorov power spectral density model. It is well known that this model has a key weakness in that it does not model the outer scale. Also, some observations indicate a deviation from the Kolmogorv -11/3 power law often referred to as non-Kolmogorov turbulence. Understanding the effect of a change in power law has been a difficulty for some researchers and most assume the turbulence volume is homogeneous, which is un likely. In this work, I describe how anisoplanatic error can be described for inhomogeneous turbulence using the mean turbulence height and the generalized Fried parameter. I also consider a two scale outer scale model and describe its effect compared to the single parameter von Karman model.
Publication Title
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
ISBN
9781510679542
Recommended Citation
Bos, J.
(2024).
Turbulence spectral models and their effect on anisoplanatic error.
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering,
13147.
http://doi.org/10.1117/12.3028224
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p2/1319
