Dr. Nathaniel A. Ferlic Profile

Dr. Nathaniel A. Ferlic

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (16)

Proceedings Article | 6 June 2024 Presentation + Paper

Comparison between phase retrieval methods for laser light propagated through Rayleigh-Benard underwater convection

Owen O'Malley, Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic, Nathaniel Ferlic, Matthew Kalensky, K. Peter Judd, Carlos Pirela, Thomas Kelly

Proceedings Volume 13061, 130610H (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3013458

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Optical turbulence, Optical simulations, Convection, Wavefront sensors, Detection and tracking algorithms, Wavefronts, Atmospheric propagation, Laser beam propagation, Phase measurement

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Proceedings Article | 6 June 2024 Presentation + Paper

Propagation of Laguerre-Gaussian beams through underwater optical turbulence

Nathaniel Ferlic, Alan Laux, Linda Mullen

Proceedings Volume 13061, 130610G (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3013120

KEYWORDS: Scintillation, Turbulence, Optical turbulence, Gaussian beams, Beam propagation method, Speckle, Spiral phase plates, Beam divergence, Spatial light modulators, Wave propagation

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Temporal statistics of synced optical phase and intensity measurements through Rayleigh Bénard turbulence

Nathaniel Ferlic, Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic, Owen O'Malley, Linda Mullen, K. Peter Judd

Proceedings Volume 12691, 126910M (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2675760

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Wavefront sensors, Water, Statistical analysis, Scintillation, Convection, Time-frequency analysis, Phase measurement

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Proceedings Article | 12 June 2023 Presentation + Paper

Characterization of underwater optical turbulence caused by natural convection generated by Rayleigh-Bénard using machine learning

John Thomas, Owen O'Malley, Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic, Nathaniel Ferlic, Joel Esposito, William Jarrett, K. Peter Judd

Proceedings Volume 12543, 125430Q (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2663801

KEYWORDS: Optical turbulence, Education and training, Atmospheric propagation, Laser beam propagation, Neural networks, Free space optical communications, Data communications, Atmospheric optics, Machine learning, Telecommunications

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Proceedings Article | 12 June 2023 Presentation + Paper

Radio frequency intensity modulation verses heterodyne modulation on laser beams traversing a random optical phase distortion

Nathaniel Ferlic, Alan Laux, Linda Mullen

Proceedings Volume 12543, 1254302 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2662839

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Turbulence, Distortion, Heterodyning, Signal detection, Spiral phase plates, Modulation frequency

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Proceedings Article | 12 June 2023 Paper

Underwater propagation of spatially partially coherent beams carrying orbital angular momentum

Fjordia Akhtar, Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic, Charles Nelson, Nate Ferlic, K. Peter Judd

Proceedings Volume 12543, 1254304 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2663794

KEYWORDS: Scintillation, Turbulence, Partial coherence, Superposition, Convection, Spatial light modulators, Optical coherence, Beam propagation method

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2022 Presentation + Paper

Optical heterodyne detection of orthogonal orbital angular momentum modes for sensing through turbid media

Nathaniel Ferlic, Alan Laux, Brandon Cochenour, Linda Mullen, Miranda Van Iersel, Christopher Davis

Proceedings Volume 12118, 121180C (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2619304

KEYWORDS: Particles, Distortion, Heterodyning, Scattering, Signal attenuation, Ocean optics, Environmental sensing, Light scattering

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

Simulation of Im-Bessel beam propagation through time-correlated atmospheric turbulence

Nathaniel Ferlic, Miranda van Iersel, Christopher Davis

Proceedings Volume 11834, 118340L (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2593738

KEYWORDS: Scintillation, Turbulence, Sensors, Transmitters, Atmospheric propagation, Optical simulations, Autoregressive models, Atmospheric turbulence, Beam propagation method

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

The azimuthal spectrum of common transmittance functions and random media

Nathaniel Ferlic, Caitie O'Donnell, Miranda van Iersel, Christopher Davis

Proceedings Volume 11834, 118340K (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2593737

KEYWORDS: Phase shifts, Turbulence, Wavefronts, Fourier transforms, Monochromatic aberrations, Beam shaping, Zernike polynomials, Distortion, Atmospheric propagation

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2020 Presentation + Paper

Measurement of the orbital angular momentum spectrum of light through turbid water using modal decomposition

Nathaniel Ferlic, Alan Laux, Miranda van Iersel, Christopher Davis, Linda Mullen, Brandon Cochenour

Proceedings Volume 11506, 1150609 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2568202

KEYWORDS: Signal attenuation, Scattering, Laser scattering, Spatial light modulators, Receivers, Phase measurement, Light scattering

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2020 Presentation + Paper

Propagation of Laguerre-Gaussian and Im-Bessel beams through atmospheric turbulence: A computational study

Nathaniel Ferlic, Miranda van Iersel, Daniel Paulson, Christopher Davis

Proceedings Volume 11506, 115060H (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2567348

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Atmospheric propagation, Scintillation, Optical simulations, Beam propagation method, Atmospheric turbulence, Laser beam propagation, Optical turbulence, Gaussian beams

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2020 Presentation + Paper

Measurement of the orbital angular momentum spectrum of light through artificial turbulence by interferometry

Nathaniel Ferlic, Miranda van Iersel, Christopher Davis

Proceedings Volume 11506, 115060I (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2567350

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Phase measurement, Interferometry, Interferometers, Digital micromirror devices, Detection and tracking algorithms, Atmospheric propagation

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Proceedings Article | 22 April 2020 Presentation + Paper

Volume scattering of particles by beams carrying orbital angular momentum

Nathaniel Ferlic, Austin Jantzi, Alan Laux, Linda Mullen, Brandon Cochenour

Proceedings Volume 11420, 114200H (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2552031

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Particles, Laser scattering, Light scattering, Mie scattering, Spiral phase plates, Receivers

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Proceedings Article | 7 October 2019 Paper

Characterization and compensation of atmospheric effects on laser beams

Miranda van Iersel, Daniel Paulson, Nathaniel Ferlic, Jonathan Ko, Chensheng Wu, John Rzasa, Christopher Davis

Proceedings Volume 11161, 1116107 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2534755

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric optics, Atmospheric propagation, Laser countermeasures, Optical turbulence, Laser beam propagation, Spatial coherence, Atmospheric sensing, Adaptive optics, Sensors, Turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 6 September 2019 Paper

Devising a lab-built point visibility meter

Nathaniel Ferlic, Miranda van Iersel, Christopher Davis

Proceedings Volume 11133, 111330B (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529838

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Visibility, Light scattering, Visibility through fog, Atmospheric particles, Mass attenuation coefficient, Mie scattering, Aerosols, Optical testing

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