General theory of light propagation and imaging through the atmosphere

General theory of light propagation and imaging through the atmosphere / T. Stewart McKechnie.

This 2nd edition lays out an updated version of the general theory of light propagation and imaging through Earths turbulent atmosphere initially developed in the late 70s and 80s, with additional applications in the areas of laser communications and high-energy laser beam propagation. New material...

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Main Author: McKechnie, T. Stewart (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, [2022]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Progress in optical science and photonics ; 20.
Subjects:
Meteorological optics.
Light > Scattering.
Light > Scattering
Meteorological optics
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Terms, Definitions and Theoretical foundations
  • Diffraction
  • Wave propagation after scattering by a thin atmospheric layer
  • Wave propagation over extended atmospheric paths
  • Properties of point-object im ages formed by telescopes
  • Properties of point-object im ages formed by telescopes
  • Average intensity envelopes of unresolved star images
  • Core and halo structure in star images formed by large telescopes
  • Statistical properties of stellar speckle patterns
  • Star image appear ance for small and large average turbulence structure sizes
  • Approximate intensity envelopes for star images formed by telescopes with/without AO
  • Telescope optical tolerances and telescope resolution
  • Laboratory simulation of im ages formed by large telescopes
  • Laser beam propagation and atmospheric path characterization
  • Atmospheric isoplanatic angle: Image stabilization and AO image correction.

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