CHROMATIC ANISOPLANATISM
If the beacon beam that senses the turbulence has a wavelength
different from that of the laser beam that is sent out, then the
two beams will follow different paths through the atmosphere
because of the dispersive properties of the atmosphere. The
analysis given here parallels that given by Belsher and
Fried.[#!1!#]
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The change of refractive index with wavelength has been given by
Allen[#!16!#] as
The atmospheric density versus altitude is given by
Cole.[#!17!#] The ratio of the ... . Thus the beam displacement
along the path is
Define the integral of the air
density as
Evaluating the integral and ...
The moments of this displacement are
where
Tm = 2.91 k02sec ξ![$\displaystyle \left.\vphantom{ \xi
}\right)$](img134.png) dh Cn2(h) ![$\displaystyle \left[\vphantom{ {I(h)-{{h\sec \left( \xi \right)} \over
L}I(L)} }\right.$](img136.png) ![$\displaystyle {I(h)-{{h\sec \left( \xi \right)} \over
L}I(L)}$](img137.png) . |
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H is the altitude of the
target. The last term in brackets goes to zero as the range
becomes infinite. ...For the infinite range, this reduces to
Tm = 2.91 k02sec ξ![$\displaystyle \left.\vphantom{ \xi
}\right)$](img134.png) dh Cn2(h) Im(h). |
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