Low altitude horizontal scintillation measurements of atmospheric turbulence over the sea: Experimental results

Freddie Santiago; Christopher Wilcox; Mark Chang; Carlos O. Font; Erick Roura; Sergio Restaino

doi:10.1117/12.630666

Translator Disclaimer

24 October 2005 Low altitude horizontal scintillation measurements of atmospheric turbulence over the sea: Experimental results

Freddie Santiago, Christopher Wilcox, Mark Chang, Carlos O. Font, Erick Roura, Sergio Restaino

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 6014, Active and Passive Optical Components for WDM Communications V; 601413 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.630666
Event: Optics East 2005, 2005, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

We present the current status and developments of a horizontal beam path laser propagation experiment over the sea performed off the coast of Puerto Rico. Atmospheric turbulence effects have been measured by a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor with a Dalsa CCD camera and by a scintillometer from Optical Scientific, Inc* (OSI). We present preliminary scintillation measurements for an approximate period of two days from the two optical systems during the month of July 2005, also suggestions for improvement in the software, data acquisition protocol and hardware are presented.

Citation Download Citation

Freddie Santiago, Christopher Wilcox, Mark Chang, Carlos O. Font, Erick Roura, and Sergio Restaino "Low altitude horizontal scintillation measurements of atmospheric turbulence over the sea: Experimental results", Proc. SPIE 6014, Active and Passive Optical Components for WDM Communications V, 601413 (24 October 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.630666

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE