Airborne Aero-Optics Laboratory

Eric J. Jumper; Michael A. Zenk; Stanislav V. Gordeyev; David A. Cavalieri; Matthew Whitely

doi:10.1117/1.OE.52.7.071408

28 February 2013 Airborne Aero-Optics Laboratory

Eric J. Jumper, Michael A. Zenk, Stanislav V. Gordeyev, David A. Cavalieri, Matthew Whitely

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 52, Issue 7, 071408 (February 2013). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.52.7.071408

Abstract

We provide a background into aero-optics, which is the effect that turbulent flow over and around an aircraft has on a laser projected or received by an optical system. We also discuss the magnitude of detrimental effects which aero-optics has on optical system performance, and the need to measure these effects in flight. The Airborne Aero-Optics Laboratory (AAOL), fulfills this need by providing an airborne laboratory that can capture wavefronts imposed on a laser beam from a morphable optical turret; the aircraft has a Mach number range up to low transonic speeds. We present the AAOL concept as well as a description of its optical components and sensing capabilities and uses.

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Eric J. Jumper, Michael A. Zenk, Stanislav V. Gordeyev, David A. Cavalieri, and Matthew Whitely "Airborne Aero-Optics Laboratory," Optical Engineering 52(7), 071408 (28 February 2013). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.52.7.071408

Published: 28 February 2013

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