Atmospheric Propagation Studies at Near-Millimeter Wavelengths.
Abstract
The principal experimental data obtained from this program are the results of static measurements of the sensitivity of attenuation at 337 GHz to atmospheric water vapor concentration in the temperature range of 13 to 24 C. Estimates were also made, from that data, of the absolute attenuation coefficient for clear air at that frequency and over the same temperature range. As a results of reliability difficulties experienced with the laser transmitter, it was not possible to complete experiments which would have yielded coherence property data. Major theoretical contributions of the program include the development of a weak fluctuation model of propagation of a general beam wave through an atmosphere characterized by a fluctuating complex index of refraction, and the complete development and analysis of the signal processing techniques necessary to invert intensity data from a quasi optical experiment to obtain the atmospheric mutual coherence function (MCF).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 02, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA180426
Entities
People
- Francis L. Merat
- Paul C. Claspy