Cross-wind Profiling Based on the Scattered Wave Scintillations in a Telescope Focus

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-20-2007

Publication Source

Applied Optics

Abstract

The problem of wind profile reconstruction from scintillations of an optical wave scattered off a rough surface in a telescope focus plane is considered. Both the expression for the spatiotemporal correlation function and the algorithm of cross-wind velocity and direction profiles reconstruction based on the spatiotemporal spectrum of intensity of an optical wave scattered by a diffuse target in a turbulent atmosphere are presented. Computer simulations performed under conditions of weak optical turbulence show wind profiles reconstruction by the developed algorithm.

Inclusive pages

8104-8117

ISBN/ISSN

1559-128X

Comments

© 2007 Optical Society of America. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper are prohibited.

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Publisher

Optical Society of America

Volume

46

Issue

33

Peer Reviewed

yes


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