Investigation of Laser Propagation Phenomena

Abstract

The report contains detailed information on the theoretical efforts of Ohio State University conducted in direct support of the RADC Laser Propagation Program. The efforts described are concentrated in three main areas: the examination of proper averaging times required for specific propagation experiments; the calculation of theoretical curves predicting results of various experiments along slant paths; and the calculation of predicted results for the temporal spectra of particular atmospheric effects. The atmospheric effects included in the analysis are; phase structure function, angle of arrival and coherence length. Both the spatial and temporal characteristics have been considered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0746053

Entities

People

  • Stuart A. Collins

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angle Of Arrival
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Computers
  • Diffraction
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Frequency
  • Plane Waves
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Power Spectra
  • Spectra
  • Spherical Waves
  • Systems Engineering
  • Transfer Functions
  • Turbulence
  • Universities
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy