Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2011
Publication Source
Proceedings of the 2011 AMOS Conference
Abstract
We report results of the experimental analysis of atmospheric effects on laser beam propagation over two distinctive propagation paths: a long-range (149 km) propagation path between Mauna Loa (Island of Hawaii) and Haleakala (Island of Maui) mountains, and a tactical-range (7 km) propagation path between the roof of the Dayton Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) and the Intelligent Optics Laboratory (IOL/UD) located on the 5th floor of the University of Dayton College Park Center building. Both testbeds include three laser beacons operating at wavelengths 532 nm, 1064 nm, and 1550 nm and a set of identical optical receiver systems with fast-framing IR cameras for simultaneous measurements of pupil and focal plane intensity distributions. The results reported here are focused on analysis of intensity scintillations that were simultaneously measured at three wavelengths. Comparison of experimental results shows significant differences in the physics of atmospheric turbulence impact on laser beam propagation over the long- and tactical-range distances.
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2011, Maui Economic Development Board
Publisher
Maui Economic Development Board
Place of Publication
Maui, HI
eCommons Citation
Vorontsov, Mikhail; Rao Gudimetla, Venkata S.; Carhart, Gary W.; Weyrauch, Thomas; Lachinova, Svetlana; Polnau, Ernst; Rierson, Joseph; Beresnev, Leonid A.; Liu, Jony Jiang; and Riker, Jim F., "Comparison of Turbulence-Induced Scintillations for Multi-Wavelength Laser Beacons Over Tactical (7 km) and Long (149 km) Atmospheric Propagation Paths" (2011). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications. 97.
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