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Atmospheric turbulence effects measured along horizontal-path optical retro-reflector links |
Applied Optics, Vol. 51, Issue 25, pp. 6147-6158 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.51.006147
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Abstract
The scintillation measured over close-to-ground retro-reflector links can be substantially enhanced due to the correlations experienced by both the direct and reflected echo beams. Experiments were carried out at China Lake, California, over a variety of ranges. The emphasis in this paper is on presenting the data from the 1.1 km retro-reflecting link that was operated for four consecutive days. The dependence of the measured irradiance flux variance on the solar fluence and on the temperature gradient above the ground is presented. The data are consistent with scintillation minima near sunrise and sunset, rising rapidly during the day and saturating at irradiance flux variances of
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OCIS Codes
(010.1300) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Atmospheric propagation
(010.1330) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Atmospheric turbulence
(030.7060) Coherence and statistical optics : Turbulence
(060.2605) Fiber optics and optical communications : Free-space optical communication
ToC Category:
Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics
History
Original Manuscript: April 25, 2012
Revised Manuscript: July 27, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: July 31, 2012
Published: August 29, 2012
Citation
Rita Mahon, Christopher I. Moore, Mike Ferraro, William S. Rabinovich, and Michele R. Suite, "Atmospheric turbulence effects measured along horizontal-path optical retro-reflector links," Appl. Opt. 51, 6147-6158 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-51-25-6147
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