Laser beam propagation over the sea surface: experimental data and verification of simulations
conference paper
We present a new analysis of laser propagation experiments carried out with the Laser Propagation Testbed (LPT)
developed by TNO. A major goal of these experiments is to validate and improve atmospheric propagation models that
are essential to applications such as laser communication, high energy laser weapon systems and remote sensing. The data
were obtained during a field campaign with a 1W 1556 nm laser beam deployed over a 3.6 km maritime path in The
Netherlands. The measurements consist of intensity profiles of the propagated laser beam and local meteorological and
atmospheric conditions (visibility, refractive index structure parameter and aerosol data) obtained during a 10 day period
under varying weather conditions. We use the locally measured atmospheric conditions and numerical weather prediction
to constrain a turbulent laser propagation model developed by TNO, and compare the results with the time series
measurements of the laser beam profile.
developed by TNO. A major goal of these experiments is to validate and improve atmospheric propagation models that
are essential to applications such as laser communication, high energy laser weapon systems and remote sensing. The data
were obtained during a field campaign with a 1W 1556 nm laser beam deployed over a 3.6 km maritime path in The
Netherlands. The measurements consist of intensity profiles of the propagated laser beam and local meteorological and
atmospheric conditions (visibility, refractive index structure parameter and aerosol data) obtained during a 10 day period
under varying weather conditions. We use the locally measured atmospheric conditions and numerical weather prediction
to constrain a turbulent laser propagation model developed by TNO, and compare the results with the time series
measurements of the laser beam profile.
TNO Identifier
990306
Publisher
SPIE
Source title
SPIE Remote Sensing, 2023, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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