Laser beam widening as a function of elevation in the atmosphere for horizontal propagation

Arkadi Zilberman; Norman S. Kopeika; Yaakov Sorani

doi:10.1117/12.438176

4 September 2001 Laser beam widening as a function of elevation in the atmosphere for horizontal propagation

Arkadi Zilberman, Norman S. Kopeika, Yaakov Sorani

Proceedings Volume 4376, Laser Weapons Technology II; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.438176
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing, Simulation, and Controls, 2001, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A new lidar system for measuring near simultaneously aerosol extinction, size distribution and turbulence profiles up to 20 km altitude has been developed. On the basis of measurements and a Monte Carlo beam propagation model, the atmospheric aerosol contributions to laser beam widening for a horizontal propagation path at various elevations is estimated and compared with beam widening caused by turbulence.

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Arkadi Zilberman, Norman S. Kopeika, and Yaakov Sorani "Laser beam widening as a function of elevation in the atmosphere for horizontal propagation", Proc. SPIE 4376, Laser Weapons Technology II, (4 September 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.438176

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