Analysis of Starfire Optical Range’s Atmospheric Monitoring Methods Using WaveProp Simulation and Numerical Modeling

Authors

Julianna Sommer, Center for Directed Energy, Air Force Institute of Technology
Santasri Basu, Center for Directed Energy, Air Force Institute of TechnologyFollow
Jack E. McCrae, Center for Directed Energy, Air Force Institute of TechnologyFollow
Steven T. Fiorino, Center for Directed Energy, Air Force Institute of TechnologyFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

8-2026

Abstract

Causes for discrepancies in measured Fried’s coherence length (r₀) between the Starfire Optical Range (SOR) Atmospheric Monitor (SAM) and the Portable Atmospheric Optical Data Measurement System (PAODMS) are investigated and a correction scheme is proposed. Abstract © 2025 The Authors

Comments

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Conference Name: Propagation Through and Characterization of Atmospheric and Oceanic Phenomena 2025

Session: Wavefront Sensing and Turbulence Characterization (PM3E) 

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DOI

10.1364/PCAOP.2025.PTh3D.1

Source Publication

Optica Imaging Congress 2025 (3D, DH, COSI, IS, pcAOP,RadIT)

Recommended Citation

J. Sommer, S. Bose-Pillai, J. McCrae, and S. Fiorino, "Analysis of Starfire Optical Range’s Atmospheric Monitoring Methods Using WaveProp Simulation and Numerical Modeling," in Optica Imaging Congress 2025 (3D, DH, COSI, IS, pcAOP,RadIT), Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group, 2025), paper PTh3D.1.