Measurement and modeling of beam wander

Steve Hammel; Kevin McBryde; Colin Reinhardt

doi:10.1117/12.896597

15 September 2011 Measurement and modeling of beam wander

Steve Hammel, Kevin McBryde, Colin Reinhardt

Proceedings Volume 8161, Atmospheric Optics IV: Turbulence and Propagation; 81610F (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896597
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We investigate the effects of beam wander on an uncorrected laser system. The goal is to enable an accurate assessment of irradiance at a receiver or target for a shipboard laser system, and in this paper we show that a maritime surface layer turbulence model is important for an accurate vertical profile. The approach is to provide an appropriate and flexible hybrid between high fidelity surface layer similarity theory model and a parametric regression-based model.

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Steve Hammel, Kevin McBryde, and Colin Reinhardt "Measurement and modeling of beam wander", Proc. SPIE 8161, Atmospheric Optics IV: Turbulence and Propagation, 81610F (15 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896597

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