高斯波束在湍流大气斜程传输中的闪烁问题研究

根据光波斜程传输理论以及随高度变化的ITU-R湍流大气结构常数模型,将水平传输的修正里托夫方法推广到了斜程传输问题中。导出了高斯波束入射时,在零内尺度湍流谱模型及考虑湍流内尺度效应和外尺度效应条件下,从弱起伏湍流区到强起伏湍流区闪烁指数随斜程里托夫方差变化的计算公式。讨论了不同传播高度、不同湍流内、外尺度对高斯波束斜程传输闪烁指数的影响。最后将有关数值计算结果与实验测量结果进行了比较和验证。     

湍流中漫射目标偏振部分相干激光的闪烁特性

采用广义惠更斯-菲涅耳原理和矩阵光学理论,研究了湍流大气中偏振部分相干激光波束从发射机到目标和从目标到接收机双程路径的闪烁特性。将产生任意偏振光束的琼斯矩阵和ABCD传输矩阵进行结合,围绕接收机处波场四阶矩展开推导,得出双程路径下偏振部分相干激光波束在接收机处的闪烁指数表达式,数值分析了大气折射率结构常数、激光波束的波长、束宽、相干长度对接收机处光强闪烁指数的影响。结果表明:偏振部分相干激光波束的闪烁指数随着目标与发射机之间距离呈现先增大、到达峰值后逐渐减小的变化趋势;相干性差的光束产生的闪烁指数小,相干长度微小的变化将会产生较大的闪烁指数变化,相干性好的光束产生较大的闪烁指数,但是相干长度的变化对闪烁指数的影响很小。     

斜程大气湍流中漫射目标的散射特性

根据推广的惠更斯-菲涅尔原理及ITU-R大气结构常数模型(2001年国际电信联盟提出的随高度变化的大气结构常数模型),考虑了大气湍流对激光从发射机到目标和从目标到接收机双程路径的影响,研究了大气湍流中漫射目标的激光波束散射问题,导出了考虑对数振幅起伏和相位占优情况下在斜程大气湍流中传输时激光波束散射场的互相关函数、强度协方差和强度方差的计算公式,并给出了数值计算结果.数值分析了波长、接收机高度和传播距离对强度协方差和归一化强度方差的影响. 关键词： 激光散射 斜程湍流 强度方差 强度协方差     

内尺度对光强闪烁激光雷达测量结果的影响

利用Kolmogorov谱、修正Hill谱和Rytov改进模型三种大气湍流功率谱模型,得到了光强闪烁激光雷达探测路径上闪烁指数与大气折射率结构常数之间的关系。分析了不同内尺度下大气湍流强度的变化情况,并与不考虑内尺度的情况进行了比较。结合实验数据对比分析了内尺度对光强闪烁激光雷达在探测大气湍流时的影响程度,结果表明在内尺度的取值变化范围内,采用修正Hill谱时,理论上有限内尺度的折射率结构常数与不考虑内尺度时折射率结构常数的比值可达9,实验中传输距离为1020 m和2040 m的传输路径上两者最大偏差为0.4和0.1个量级;Rytov改进模型下,理论上有限内尺度的折射率结构常数与不考虑内尺度时折射率结构常数的比值可达6,实验中同样传输路径上两者最大偏差为0.6和0.3个量级。理论和实验结果表明:有限内尺度的折射率结构常数测量结果在一定程度上偏离不考虑内尺度的折射率结构常数,且影响程度与激光传输距离和内尺度的大小有关。因此,在光强闪烁激光雷达的大气湍流探测过程中,必须考虑内尺度效应。     

机载激光探测空中目标脉冲回波特性研究EI北大核心CSCD

分析了空中目标态势的影响因素以及与激光脉冲回波参数的关系;考虑了目标的距离、速度、进入角和尺寸等因素对脉冲时延和展宽的影响,建立了相应的关系模型,得出了不同因素对脉冲时延和展宽有不同影响程度的主要结论;探讨了激光大气斜程传输过程,提出了一种激光大气斜程透射率计算方法,对一般的激光大气传输能量衰减模型进行了改进,得出激光脉冲能量随距离的增大和目标投影面积的减小而呈现指数衰减规律;搭建了实验系统平台,并对实验采集的回波数据进行了分析;对比了脉冲展宽理论计算结果与实测结果,二者相对误差控制在6%以内,具有很好的符合程度,验证了所建模型的有效性。得出的结论具有为反演空中目标态势信息提供一定参考的价值。     

机载激光探测空中目标脉冲回波特性研究

分析了空中目标态势的影响因素以及与激光脉冲回波参数的关系;考虑了目标的距离、速度、进入角和尺寸等因素对脉冲时延和展宽的影响,建立了相应的关系模型,得出了不同因素对脉冲时延和展宽有不同影响程度的主要结论;探讨了激光大气斜程传输过程,提出了一种激光大气斜程透射率计算方法,对一般的激光大气传输能量衰减模型进行了改进,得出激光脉冲能量随距离的增大和目标投影面积的减小而呈现指数衰减规律;搭建了实验系统平台,并对实验采集的回波数据进行了分析;对比了脉冲展宽理论计算结果与实测结果,二者相对误差控制在6%以内,具有很好的符合程度,验证了所建模型的有效性。得出的结论具有为反演空中目标态势信息提供一定参考的价值。     

大气湍流中目标尺寸对回波闪烁残余指数影响的数值研究

综合利用了Rytov方法和广义惠更斯菲涅耳原理推导了水平及斜程路径上粗糙目标回波残余闪烁指数的表达式,并利用数值方法计算了不同波长球面波及平面波入射情况下的残余闪烁指数,其结果与分步傅里叶算法模拟的结果相吻合,证明了该理论的正确性。分析了残余闪烁指数与目标直径、传播距离的关系,证明了残余闪烁指数等于被目标孔径平滑了的入射波闪烁指数。     

激光目标模拟器能量链模型的建立与分析

激光目标模拟器是激光制导武器半实物仿真系统的一个重要组成部分。它主要是用来模拟随气象条件、目标反射特性以及飞行距离的变化而变化的激光脉冲,为激光导引头提供一个与实际工作环境相接近的回波信号。从理论上论证了这种激光目标模拟器的可行性。依据波长为1 06μm的激光在大气中的传输特性,结合各种外界条件对它的影响,建立了激光传输的能量链模型,为激光制导武器半实物仿真系统提供了理论依据。     

大气环境下用于瞄准的激光波束传播特性研究

针对激光瞄准过程中的光斑偏移现象,结合修正的Von Karman谱的折射指数起伏和Hufnagel-Vally湍流模型上的近似积分,研究了高斯脉冲光束在湍流大气中远场水平以及斜程传播时的脉冲展宽和闪烁指数,分析了强湍流条件下1.06 μm准单色光斜程大气传输光强分布与脉冲展宽的关系,对数值结果进行比较,发现远距离传输中波长和距离对波束瞄准偏差影响较大.从理论和实验上对大气环境下激光光斑瞄准偏差进行了分析研究,研究结果表明:将激光光斑全场数据及分析结果应用到现有偏差补偿算法中,可以实现激光瞄准偏差的有效补偿,在大气能见度1 km～3 km范围内,激光瞄准偏差测量误差σA≤0.1 mrad.     

部分相干光在大气湍流中斜程传输路径上的展宽与漂移

基于Andrews和Philips经典漂移方差模型,利用部分相干高斯-谢尔光束在大气湍流中斜程传输的光束扩展半径,推导出考虑外尺度情况时部分相干高斯-谢尔光束斜程情况下的漂移方差表达式,应用随高度变化的大气结构常量模型进行数值计算,对比分析了部分相干光和完全相干光在大气湍流中的展宽和漂移特性.结果表明:相同的传输条件下,部分相干光比完全相干光的光束扩展更迅速,受湍流的影响也更小;初始半径越大,接收机高度越高,光束的扩展效应越小;随着传输距离的增大,光束的质心漂移方差随光束初始半径的增大而减小,不同相干性的光束漂移方差变化很小;完全相干光的光束漂移受波长的影响较小,而部分相干光的波长越长,漂移越明显.     

Scintillation index of optical wave propagating in turbulent atmosphere

A concise expression of the scintillation index is proposed for a plane optical wave and a spherical optical wave both propagating in a turbulent atmosphere with a zero inner scale and a finite inner scale under an arbitrary fluctuation condition. The expression is based on both the results in the Rytov approximation under a weak fluctuation condition and the numerical results in a strong fluctuation regime. The maximum value of the scintillation index and its corresponding Rytov index are evaluated. These quantities are affected by the ratio of the turbulence inner scale to the Fresnel size.     

Irradiance scintillation considering finite turbulence inner scale for optical wave propagating through weak non-Kolmogorov turbulence

The turbulence inner scale plays an important role in investigating the irradiance scintillation index for optical wave propagating through atmospheric turbulence. However, previous expressions of the irradiance scintillation index, which were derived based on the general non-Kolmogorov spectral model, did not consider the influences of finite turbulence inner scale. In this study, based on the generalized exponential spectral model for non-Kolmogorov atmospheric turbulence, theoretical expressions of the irradiance scintillation index are derived for plane and spherical optical waves propagating through weak turbulence. The new expressions have considered the influences of the finite turbulence inner scale and the receiver aperture on the irradiance scintillation index. Numerical simulations are performed to analyze these parameters’ influences.     

INNER AND OUTER SCALE EFFECTS ON SCINTILLATION INDEX FOR AN INFRARED LASER PROPAGATING ON EARTH-SPACE PATHS

The effects of the inner-and outer-scale of turbulent atmosphere on the scintillation index for an infrared laser beam propagating through atmospheric turbulence are discussed under the assumption that small-scale irradiance fluctuation is modulated by large-scale irradiance fluctuation on Earth-space paths. A model about the scintillation index with the inner-and outer-scale is developed. A numerical analysis is done by using this model. It is shown that the effect of the inner scale on scintillation index is larger than the outer scale effect for the lesser wavelength wave at visible and infrared band. From moderate to saturation regime, the inner scale effect becomes gradually small; however, the outer scale effect becomes gradually obvious. Under moderate to strong regime, therefore, the effects of the inner-and outer-scale on scintillation index must be considered for theoretical prediction scintillation of an infrared laser beam propagating through turbulent atmosphere on Earth-space paths.     

湍流折射率谱型对大气闪烁和相位起伏功率谱的影响

基于Taylor湍流冻结假设理论,在不同湍流折射率谱型条件下,推导得出了光波闪烁和相位起伏频谱的表达式;数值计算了湍流谱型中折射率标度指数、内尺度以及外尺度变化时对光波频谱的影响。结果表明:随着折射率起伏标度指数的增大,闪烁频谱的低频段不再仅为常数,高频段下降的幂率逐渐增大,同时相位频谱在整个起伏频率段下降的幂率越来越大;湍流内尺度的增加将引起光波频谱的高频段下降的幂率越来越大;而随外尺度的减小,闪烁频谱低频段的振幅减小,这种影响在大口径接收时较为明显,相位谱的低频段幂率减小。     

Monostatic lidar in weak-to-strong turbulence

Abstract

A heuristic scintillation model previously developed for weak-to-strong irradiance fluctuations of a spherical wave is extended in this paper to the case of a monostatic lidar configuration. As in the previous model, we account for the loss of spatial coherence as the optical wave propagates through atmospheric turbulence by eliminating the effects of certain turbulent scale sizes that exist between the scale size of the spatial coherence radius of the beam and that of the scattering disc. These mid-range scale-size effects are eliminated through the formal introduction of spatial scale frequency filters that continually adjust spatial cut-off frequencies as the optical wave propagates. In addition, we also account for correlations that exist in the incident wave to the target and the echo wave from the target arising from double-pass propagation through the same random inhomogeneities of the atmosphere. We separately consider the case of a point target and a diffuse target, concentrating on both the enhanced backscatter effect in the mean irradiance and the increase in scintillation in a monostatic channel. Under weak and strong irradiance fluctuations our asymptotic expressions are in agreement with previously published asymptotic results.     

General optical scintillation in turbulent atmosphere

A general expression of the scintillation index is proposed for optical wave propagating in turbulent atmosphere under arbitrary fluctuation conditions. The expression depends on extreme behaviors of the scintillation indices under both weak and strong fluctuations. The maximum scintillation index in the onset region and the corresponding Rytov index can be evaluated from the general expression. Plane and spherical waves in the cases of zero and non-zero turbulence inner scale are given as examples for illustration of the general behaviors of scintillation indices.     

Expressions of the scintillation index for optical waves propagating through weak non-Kolmogorov turbulence based on the generalized atmospheric spectral model

The high frequency “bump” which occurs in the turbulence spectral model just prior to the turbulence cell dissipation is important for the analysis of the irradiance scintillation for optical wave propagating through atmospheric turbulence. In this study, expressions of the irradiance scintillation index are developed from the generalized modified atmospheric spectral model for optical waves propagating through weak non-Kolmogorov turbulence. Compared with the expressions of the irradiance scintillation index derived from the general non-Kolmogorov spectral model, the new expressions can consider the influences of finite turbulence inner and outer scales and the influence of finite diameter aperture receiver. As the irradiance scintillation is caused mainly by the small scale turbulence cells' diffractive effects for weak turbulence, the turbulence outer scale's influence can be ignored. Numerical simulations show that variable inner scale values produce obvious effects on the irradiance scintillation for non-Kolmogorov turbulence.     

Study on the Scintillation for Optical Wave Propagation in the Slant Path Through the Atmospheric Turbulence

Based on the theory of optical wave propagation in the slant path and the ITU-R turbulence structure constant model which is altitude dependent, the modified Rytov method, which is applicable to the optical wave propagation in the horizontal path, is extended to the propagation in the slant path. According to the spectrum model with non-zero inner scale, the scintillation index as a function of the Rytov variance is obtained from weak to strong fluctuation regions with plane wave and sphere wave incidence, respectively. Finally, the scintillation index with different zenith angles is analyzed, and comparison between the results of the modified method and experimental measurements is given and discussed in detail.     

Theory of optical scintillation: Gaussian-beam wave model

Abstract

A scintillation model previously developed by the authors is extended in this paper to the case of a propagating Gaussian-beam wave. As in the previous model, we account for the loss of spatial coherence as the optical wave propagates through atmospheric turbulence by eliminating effects of certain turbulent scale sizes that exist between the scale size of the spatial coherence radius of the beam and that of the scattering disc. These mid-range scale-size effects are eliminated through the formal introduction of spatial frequency filters that continually adjust spatial cut-off frequencies as the optical wave propagates. Unlike the previous model, in this paper we include the effect of a finite outer scale in addition to the inner scale. With a finite outer scale, the scintillation index can be substantially lower in strong turbulence than that predicted by a model with an infinite outer scale. This particular behaviour of scintillation in strong turbulence, mostly associated with horizontal paths near the ground, cannot be explained on the basis of previous expressions deduced from the asymptotic theory. Comparisons of the scintillation models with published experimental and simulation data through weak and strong irradiance fluctuations show excellent fits.