Anisoplanatism over horizontal path: comparison of theoretical and experimental results

Jeremy P. Bos; Aleksandr V. Sergeyev; Michael C. Roggemann

doi:10.1117/12.906546

22 February 2012 Anisoplanatism over horizontal path: comparison of theoretical and experimental results

Jeremy P. Bos, Aleksandr V. Sergeyev, Michael C. Roggemann

Proceedings Volume 8246, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XXIV; 82460N (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906546
Event: SPIE LASE, 2012, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

To explore anisoplanatism over horizontal paths a LCS experiment was developed. The experiment operated in real-world conditions over a 3.2km path, partly over water. To compare the results obtained from the experimental data and established theory, we modeled the experimental path via simulation using a finite number of phase screens. The scale and location of the phase screens in the simulation were varied to account for a different turbulence conditions along the propagation path. Preliminary comparison of our experimental data and simulation show that adjacent PSFs are significantly correlated at angles much larger than the predicted theoretical isoplanatic angle.

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Jeremy P. Bos, Aleksandr V. Sergeyev, and Michael C. Roggemann "Anisoplanatism over horizontal path: comparison of theoretical and experimental results", Proc. SPIE 8246, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XXIV, 82460N (22 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906546

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