Optical propagation across the Chesapeake Bay: comparison of experiment to theory

William S. Rabinovich; Rita Mahon; Mike S. Ferraro; Christopher I. Moore

doi:10.1117/12.2594187

1 August 2021 Optical propagation across the Chesapeake Bay: comparison of experiment to theory

William S. Rabinovich, Rita Mahon, Mike S. Ferraro, Christopher I. Moore

Proceedings Volume 11834, Laser Communication and Propagation through the Atmosphere and Oceans X; 1183406 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594187
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2021, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Optical propagation through deep turbulence is important to understand for applications such as free space optical communication The United States Naval Research Laboratory has maintained a 16 km range across the Chesapeake Bay for over a decade. A 1550 nm beam is transmitted from one end to the other where a variety of instruments measure optical parameters such as transmission, scintillation index, aperture averaging, and angle of arrival variation. In addition, meteorological parameters are collected using a weather station at CBD as well as NOAA buoys on the bay. In this work, we present comparisons of measurement optical scintillation index, distribution functions and aperture averaging to calculations using extended Rytov theory and and wave optics calculations.

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William S. Rabinovich, Rita Mahon, Mike S. Ferraro, and Christopher I. Moore "Optical propagation across the Chesapeake Bay: comparison of experiment to theory", Proc. SPIE 11834, Laser Communication and Propagation through the Atmosphere and Oceans X, 1183406 (1 August 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594187

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