Measured profiles of aerosols and turbulence for elevations of 2 to 20 km and consequences of widening of laser beams

Norman S. Kopeika; Arkadi Zilberman; Yaakov Sorani

doi:10.1117/12.424707

12 April 2001 Measured profiles of aerosols and turbulence for elevations of 2 to 20 km and consequences of widening of laser beams

Norman S. Kopeika, Arkadi Zilberman, Yaakov Sorani

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Proceedings Volume 4271, Optical Pulse and Beam Propagation III; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424707
Event: Photonics West 2001 - LASE, 2001, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

A new lidar system for measuring simultaneously aerosol extinction, size distribution and turbulence profiles up to 20 km altitude has been developed. On the basis of measurements and a Monte Carlo beam propagation model, the atmospheric aerosol contributions to laser beam widening for a horizontal propagation path at various elevations is estimated and compared with beam widening caused by turbulence.

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Norman S. Kopeika, Arkadi Zilberman, and Yaakov Sorani "Measured profiles of aerosols and turbulence for elevations of 2 to 20 km and consequences of widening of laser beams", Proc. SPIE 4271, Optical Pulse and Beam Propagation III, (12 April 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424707

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