Horizontal turbulence measurements using SLODAR

G. D. Love; C. N. Dunlop; S. Patrick; C. D. Saunter; R. W. Wilson; C. Wright

doi:10.1117/12.620599

18 August 2005 Horizontal turbulence measurements using SLODAR

G. D. Love, C. N. Dunlop, S. Patrick, C. D. Saunter, R. W. Wilson, C. Wright

Proceedings Volume 5891, Atmospheric Optical Modeling, Measurement, and Simulation; 589104 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.620599
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

SLODAR (slope detection and ranging) is a technique we have developed to monitor the vertical profile of atmospheric phase distortions, for application to astronomical adaptive optics systems. The technique uses the correlation between slope measurements made using a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor observing a binary star. In this paper we describe the principle of SLODAR and then describe our work on using a system for the measurement of horizontal turbulence profiles for application to free space optical communications.

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G. D. Love, C. N. Dunlop, S. Patrick, C. D. Saunter, R. W. Wilson, and C. Wright "Horizontal turbulence measurements using SLODAR", Proc. SPIE 5891, Atmospheric Optical Modeling, Measurement, and Simulation, 589104 (18 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.620599

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