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Compensation for Laser Beam Wavefront Aberration Distortions Induced by Aero-Optical Effects along Aircraft–Satellite Paths Based on Backscatter Signals

Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics volume 34, pages 313–319 (2021)Cite this article

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Results of the numerical study of a possibility of compensating for aero-optical aberration distortions of the beam wavefront using the aperture sensing technique based on atmospheric backscatter signals are described. It is shown that the technique makes it possible to partially compensate for aero-optical aberrations. The cross section beam size becomes several times smaller than that of a beam without the wavefront adaptive control, and the intensity distribution becomes more symmetric about the optical axis.

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The study of compensation for laser beam wavefront aberration distortions induced by aero-optical effects was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 18-79-10115); development of models of optical inhomogeneities arising near an aircraft on atmospheric flight paths were supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences).

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Sukharev, A.A., Banakh, V.A. Compensation for Laser Beam Wavefront Aberration Distortions Induced by Aero-Optical Effects along Aircraft–Satellite Paths Based on Backscatter Signals. Atmos Ocean Opt 34, 313–319 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856021040126

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Keywords:

  • aero-optical effects
  • aberrations
  • atmospheric backscatter