Effect of turbulence scale and spectral function on optical image degradation

Ven H. Shui; Barry L. Reeves

doi:10.1117/12.137910

1 August 1992 Effect of turbulence scale and spectral function on optical image degradation

Ven H. Shui, Barry L. Reeves

Proceedings Volume 1688, Atmospheric Propagation and Remote Sensing; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.137910
Event: Aerospace Sensing, 1992, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Propagation of optical signals through a turbulent medium such as the atmosphere or the boundary layer around a missile or an aircraft, causes image degradation. This paper examines the characteristics of such degradation, including log-amplitude variance, phase variance, attenuation, and blur. In particular, the effect of using different turbulence spectral/correlation functions and the dependence on various characteristic length scales, are analyzed.

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Ven H. Shui and Barry L. Reeves "Effect of turbulence scale and spectral function on optical image degradation", Proc. SPIE 1688, Atmospheric Propagation and Remote Sensing, (1 August 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.137910

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