Measurements of Direct Path and Folded Path Optical Scintillation Using a Corner Cube Reflectors.

Abstract

A theoretical prediction of path weighting for optical scintillation strength was made by Dr. Avihu Ze'evi. As part of a continuing effort at NPS to verify the prediction, a sixty-one meter enclosed tunnel was constructed, allowing the position of a turbulence source to be varied. This experiment tested the Ze'evi hypothesis using a corner cube reflector. The results confirm patterns found in previous experiments, and the general form of the predicted path weighting. However, questions concerning the nature of the turbulence present in the tunnel do not allow strong conclusions to be formed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA138485

Entities

People

  • L. M. Henry

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Processing Equipment
  • Data Reduction
  • Detectors
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Frequency
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Optical Equipment
  • Physics
  • Power Supplies
  • Processing Equipment
  • Reflectors
  • Refractive Index
  • Scintillation
  • Turbulence
  • Wave Propagation
  • Weighting Functions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.