大气湍流光学参数分析

利用两种不同大气湍流结构常数模型,讨论了不同高度的湍流对大气湍流光学参数的影响。通过理论计算得出:相干长度和对数振幅起伏方差主要由低层大气湍流决定,而等晕角、倾斜等晕角、格林伍德频率和泰勒频率由对流层顶附近的高层湍流决定。分析了垂直高度30 km以下的3部分大气湍流对等晕角的贡献比例,在给定的不同强度湍流下,对流层顶附近的高层大气湍流贡献比例都大于25％,而低层大气湍流的贡献比例都小于3%。     

Generalized Stokes parameters of random electromagnetic vortex beams propagating through atmospheric turbulence

By using the extended Huygens–Fresnel principle, the analytical expressions for the generalized Stokes parameters of random electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model (GSM) vortex beams propagating through atmospheric turbulence are derived, and used to study the changes in spectral Stokes parameters of random electromagnetic GSM vortex beams in atmospheric turbulence and to compare the results of random electromagnetic GSM vortex-free beams. The influence of atmospheric turbulence on the spectral Stokes parameters is analyzed. The validity of our results is interpreted physically.     

部分相干平顶光束在非Kolmogorov湍流中的湍流距离

给出了部分相干平顶光束通过非Kolmogorov湍流传输的湍流距离解析表达式,并研究了非Kolmogorov湍流的湍流广义指数、内尺度、外尺度和光束参数对部分相干平顶光束湍流距离的影响。研究表明:湍流距离随相干参数、束腰、外尺度(当湍流广义指数的取值为3.6~4.0时)的增大而减小;随光束阶数、内尺度的增大而增大;随湍流广义指数先减小后增大,且在湍流广义指数取3.11时存在极小值,即光束扩展的极大值。同时利用湍流广义指数及光束参数,具体比较了湍流距离与瑞利区间的大小,并指出光束参数及湍流广义指数决定了湍流是否在瑞利区间内就能对光束扩展构成明显的影响。     

湍流对部分相干双曲余弦高斯光束的瑞利区间的影响

推导出了部分相干双曲余弦高斯光束在自由空间和湍流大气中传输瑞利区间的解析公式,并研究了湍流对光束瑞利区间的影响.研究表明,部分相干双曲余弦高斯光束的瑞利区间由湍流强度和光束参数等因数共同确定.湍流使得光束的瑞利区间缩短,并且湍流越强瑞利区间越短.在自由空间中,瑞利区间随光束相干参数 α 、光束参数 β 和高斯束宽 w ₀的增大以及波长 λ 的减小而增大.但是, α,β 和 w ₀越小以及 λ 越大,瑞利区间受湍流的影响越小.并且,当 关键词： 瑞利区间 部分相干双曲余弦高斯光束 大气湍流 自由空间     

高斯-谢尔模光束在大气湍流中传输的相干特性研究

文章分析了高斯-谢尔光束在大气湍流中传输时相干长度的变化, 并与真空传输做比较, 真空传输相干长度的变化只与光源参数有关, 大气湍流中传输相干长度的变化受光源参数和湍流的共同影响. 真空传输光束扩展造成相干长度增大; 大气湍流中, 传输距离较短时, 相干长度由于光源扩展而增加, 当传输距离较大时, 湍流效应增强引起相干长度下降. 因此, 单纯从相干长度方面分析大气湍流带来的影响不够完备. 为排除光源扩展影响, 利用相干长度与光斑尺度的比值进行分析, 发现大气湍流会造成比值的下降. 在数值仿真的基础上对上述结果给出了解释. 关键词： 部分相干 大气湍流 高斯-谢尔模 光束扩展     

大气湍流中超短高斯激光脉冲的时间域展宽模型研究

穿过大气湍流的高斯激光脉冲在时间域的展宽行为与高斯脉冲通过理想高斯滤波器后的时域展宽行为相似。因此,为了激光通信信道仿真的需要,提出用级联巴特沃斯滤波器来逼近理想高斯滤波器的方法对这种时间域上的展宽行为进行建模。逼近后的高斯滤波器的3dB频率点与大气湍流的物理参数(包括折射率结构常数和湍流外尺度)和传播几何路径长度联系在一起,从而将高斯脉冲的展宽与所通过的大气湍流环境参数相结合并得到了模拟高斯脉冲展宽的解析表达式。该模型和由模型参数表示的高斯脉冲展宽的解析表达式不仅在湍流弱起伏区有效,而且在从弱起伏到中等起伏再到强起伏的整个区域中都有效。     

基于Monin-Obukhov相似理论估算近地面光学湍流强度

基于Monin-Obukhov相似理论实现了用常规气象参数估算近地面光学湍流强度Cn2的两种方法。主要输入的参数是两个高度上的气温、相对湿度和风速参量,并将结果与实际测量的Cn2值进行了比较。两高度温差ΔT是模式中最敏感的参数,避免使用难以准确测量的下垫面粗糙度、地表面/海表面层上温湿度等参量作为输入参数,使将来采用各气象台站测量的常规气象参数历史数据估算湍流强度成为可能。     

Echo-wave scattering characteristics of the diffuse target in the slant atmospheric turbulence

The extended Huygens–Fresnel principle is utilized to make analysis of the received intensity for laser beam propagation through the atmospheric turbulence in the slant path. For a diffuse target, the effects of the turbulence on the statistical parameters such as the mutual coherence function and the mean intensity are studied in detail. The influence of the incident wave radius and the distance of the incident beam on these parameters are discussed.     

海洋湍流中自适应光学成像系统特征参量研究

随着水下光通信、传感和激光雷达等应用的发展,研究水下光学系统成像特性具有重要意义.本文研究了海洋湍流对自适应光学成像系统特征参量(如Strehl比、Greenwood时间常数和等晕角)的影响.推导出了海洋湍流中短曝光成像Strehl比的近似解析表达式,并证明:除了在近场D_G/r_0=1附近外(D_G和r_0分别为光学系统的光瞳直径和海洋湍流中可见参数),该近似公式均可保证足够的精度.此外,还得到了海洋湍流中Greenwood时间常数和等晕角的表达式.研究表明:随着海水盐度变化引起的海洋湍流逐渐占主导地位时,这三个特征参量值均减小;随着海水湍流动能耗散率的减小或海水湍流温度方差耗散率的增大,这三个特征参量值也均减小.本文研究结果对工作于水下湍流环境中自适应光学成像系统应用具有理论参考意义.     

大气湍流和热晕效应对列阵合成激光传输特性和光束质量影响的理论研究进展

介绍了大气湍流效应和热晕效应对列阵合成激光传输特性和光束质量影响的理论研究进展。主要介绍了合成激光在大气中传输的解析和数值模拟研究方法,大气湍流效应对列阵合成光束的光强分布、远场发散角、方向性、曲率半径和湍流距离的影响,以及大气热晕效应对列阵合成光束的光强分布、传输效率、重心偏移、热晕时间尺度和焦移的影响。研究结果表明,大气湍流效应和热晕效应对合成激光光束质量的影响与光束合成方式、合成光束参数以及大气参数密切相关。     

Should structure functions be used to estimate power laws in turbulence? A comparative study

Second-order structure functions are widely used to characterize turbulence in the inertial range because they are simple to estimate, particularly in comparison to spectral density functions and wavelet variances. Structure function estimators, however, are highly autocorrelated and, as a result, no suitable theory has been established to provide confidence intervals for turbulence parameters when determined via regression fits in log/log space. Monte Carlo simulations were performed to compare the performance of structure function estimators of turbulence parameters with corresponding multitaper spectral and wavelet variance estimators. The simulations indicate that these latter estimators have smaller variances than estimators based upon the structure function. In contrast to structure function estimators, the statistical properties of the multitaper spectral and wavelet variance estimators allow for the construction of confidence intervals for turbulence parameters. The Monte Carlo simulations also confirm the validity of the statistical theory behind the multitaper spectral and wavelet variance estimators. The strengths and weaknesses of the various estimators are further illustrated by analyzing an atmospheric temperature time series.     

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.     

Low-frequency structural plasma turbulence in the L-2M stellarator

Experiments on the L-2M stellarator have shown the occurrence of steady-state low-frequency strong structural (LFSS) turbulence throughout the entire plasma column. A key feature of LFSS turbulence is the presence of stochastic plasma structures. It is shown that different types of LFSS turbulence are correlated throughout the entire plasma volume. Stable non-Gaussian probability density distributions of all of the fluctuating plasma parameters are measured. The characteristic spatial and time scales of LFSS turbulence, which is responsible for non-Brownian diffusion in plasma, are determined.     

部分相干光在大气湍流中的到达角起伏

研究了部分相干高斯谢尔光束在大气湍流中的到达角起伏.主要采用湍流内外尺度的修正Von Karmon谱模型及广义惠更斯-菲涅尔原理和交叉谱密度函数推导出了部分相干光在大气湍流中的到达角起伏表达式.对比分析了湍流内外尺度、湍流强度、传输距离、源相干参数以及波长等参数对部分相干光在大气湍流水平路径上传输时的到达角起伏的影响.结果表明:随着传输距离的增加,到达角起伏越来越小;随着大气湍流内外尺度和源相干参数的增加,到达角起伏也越来越大;与部分相干光相比,完全相干光的到达角起伏受湍流影响很小;随着波长和湍流强度的减小,到达角起伏越来越小.     

Decay of homogeneous turbulence in three-range models

New models, with energy spectra which consist of three power-law ranges, are suggested to describe the free evolution of homogeneous and isotropic high-Reynolds-number turbulence. By selecting a single number, a characteristic of the energy spectrum in the model, very good agreement with experiments has been achieved for two independently measured parameters. Also, verifiable dependences of turbulence decay features on characteristics of the turbulence generation process are suggested.     

湍流对离轴列阵高斯光束相干与非相干合成的影响

研究了湍流对离轴列阵高斯光束相干与非相干合成的影响.推导出了相干合成光束的传输方程.采用二阶矩束宽、桶中功率和参数β作为光束质量评价参数比较了离轴列阵高斯光束通过湍流大气的相干与非相干合成,并对主要结果给予了合理的物理解释.研究表明：一方面,不论是相干合成还是非相干合成,湍流都使得合成光束扩展、峰值光强下降,并且子光束数越多,合成光束受湍流影响就越小.另一方面,非相干合成光束较相干合成光束受到湍流的影响要小. 关键词： 相干与非相干合成 湍流大气 离轴列阵高斯光束     

Near-field and far-field spreading of partially coherent annular beams propagating through atmospheric turbulence

Based on the extended Huygens–Fresnel principle, closed-form expressions for the Rayleigh range and the far-field divergence angle of partially coherent annular beams propagating through atmospheric turbulence are derived by using the Wigner distribution function (WDF). Taking the Rayleigh range and the far-field divergence angle as the characteristic parameters of near-field and far-field spreading, respectively, the spreading of partially coherent annular beams both in free space and in turbulence is studied in detail. It is found that the effect of the strength of turbulence and beam parameters (e.g., the spatial correlation length, the waist width, and the wave length) on the beam spreading in the near field is in agreement with that in the far field. However, in turbulence, the effect of the obscure ratio of annular beams on the spreading is different between in the near field and in the far field. Namely, in turbulence the beam spreading in the near field becomes smaller and the beam spreading in the far field becomes larger as the obscure ratio increases. In particular, the effect of turbulence on the Rayleigh range and the far-field divergence angle is nearly unchanged versus the obscure ratio when the spatial correlation length is small. The main results obtained in this paper are explained physically.     

Change in degree of coherence of partially coherent electromagnetic beams propagating through atmospheric turbulence

We study the change in the degree of coherence of partially coherent electromagnetic beam (so called electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam). It is shown analytically that with a fixed set of source parameters and under a particular atmospheric turbulence model, an electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam propagating through atmospheric turbulence reaches its maximum value of coherence after the beam propagates a particular distance, and the effective width of the spectral degree of coherence also has its maximum value. This phenomenon is independent of the used turbulence model. The results are illustrated by numerical curves.     

Effects of inner and outer scale on the modulation transfer function for a Gaussian wave propagating through anisotropic non-Kolmogorov turbulence

Both experimental results and empirical research have shown that the atmospheric turbulence can present the anisotropic property not only at a few meters above the ground but also at high altitudes of up to several kilometers. This paper investigates the modulation transfer function of a Gaussian beam propagating along a horizontal path in weak anisotropic non-Kolmogorov turbulence. Mathematical expressions are obtained based on the generalized exponential spectrum for anisotropic turbulence, which includes the spectral power law value, the finite inner and outer scales of turbulence, the anisotropic factor, and other essential optical parameters of the Gaussian beam. The numerical results indicate that the atmospheric turbulence would produce less negative effects on the wireless optical communication system with an increase in the anisotropic factor.     

Some limitations on optical communication reliability through Kolmogorov and non-Kolmogorov turbulence

In free-space optical communication links, atmospheric turbulence causes fluctuations in both the intensity and the phase of the received signal, affecting link performance.Influence of Kolmogorov and non-Kolmogorov turbulence statistics on laser communication links are analyzed for different propagation scenarios, and effects of different turbulence spectrum models on optical communication links are presented. Statistical estimates of the communication parameters such as the probability of fade (miss) exceeding a threshold dB level, the mean number of fades, and BER are derived and examples provided. The presented quantitative data suggest that the non-Kolmogorov turbulence effects on lasercom channels are more severe in many situations and need to be taken into account in wireless optical communication. Non-Kolmogorov turbulence is especially important for elevations above the boundary layer as well as for even low elevation paths over water.