Monte Carlo simulation of laser attenuation characteristics in fog

Hong-Xia Wang; Chao Sun; You-zhang Zhu; Hong-hui Sun; Pan-shi Li

doi:10.1117/12.899292

19 August 2011 Monte Carlo simulation of laser attenuation characteristics in fog

Hong-Xia Wang, Chao Sun, You-zhang Zhu, Hong-hui Sun, Pan-shi Li

Proceedings Volume 8192, International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2011: Laser Sensing and Imaging; and Biological and Medical Applications of Photonics Sensing and Imaging; 81920S (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.899292
Event: International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2011, 2011, Beijing, China

Abstract

Based on the Mie scattering theory and the gamma size distribution model, the scattering extinction parameter of spherical fog-drop is calculated. For the transmission attenuation of the laser in the fog, a Monte Carlo simulation model is established, and the impact of attenuation ratio on visibility and field angle is computed and analysed using the program developed by MATLAB language. The results of the Monte Carlo method in this paper are compared with the results of single scattering method. The results show that the influence of multiple scattering need to be considered when the visibility is low, and single scattering calculations have larger errors. The phenomenon of multiple scattering can be interpreted more better when the Monte Carlo is used to calculate the attenuation ratio of the laser transmitting in the fog.

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Hong-Xia Wang, Chao Sun, You-zhang Zhu, Hong-hui Sun, and Pan-shi Li "Monte Carlo simulation of laser attenuation characteristics in fog", Proc. SPIE 8192, International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2011: Laser Sensing and Imaging; and Biological and Medical Applications of Photonics Sensing and Imaging, 81920S (19 August 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.899292

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