Atmospheric Laser Optics Testbed (A_LOT): Atmospheric Propagation Characterization, Beam Control, and Imaging Results

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5162, Issue , 2003, Pages 37-48

  Vorontsov, Mikhail ^a   Carhart, Gary ^a   Banta, Matt ^a   Weyrauch, Thomas ^a   Gowens, John ^a   Carrano, John ^b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric optics; Atmospheric turbulence; Beam control; Laser communication

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; ATTENUATION; BANDWIDTH; DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL LINKS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSORS; VLSI CIRCUITS; WAVEFRONTS;

BEAM CONTROL; LASER BEAM PROPAGATION;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 1842479411     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.507524     Document Type: Conference Paper

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