Optical beams and images in turbulent media: Parameterization features of non-Kolmogorov turbulence spectrum models

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Лукин В.П., Лукин И.П. Вопросы формирования оптических пучков и изображений в турбулентных средах: особенности параметризации неколмогоровских моделей спектра турбулентности // Оптический журнал. 2026. Т. 93. № 3. С. 62–70. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2026-93-03-62-70

Lukin V.P., Lukin I.P. Optical beams and images in turbulent media: Parameterization features of non-Kolmogorov turbulence spectrum models [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2026. V. 93. № 3. P. 62–70. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2026-93-03-62-70

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

Abstract:

Subject of the study. Information related to the solution of the problem of obtaining analytical expressions for calculating fluctuations in the parameters of optical waves as they propagate in a turbulent medium with a non-Kolmogorov turbulence spectrum. The aim of this work is to obtain relatively simple formulas for the dependence of the fluctuation parameters of optical waves due to their propagation in turbulent media with a non-Kolmogorov spectrum. Method. The primary analysis method utilizes theoretical calculations, supplemented by numerical computations using atmospheric models. Main results. Under the assumption that the integral turbulence energy is independent of the turbulence spectrum type, relations for the structural parameters of the refractive index of the medium for various types of turbulence are obtained. The results obtained in this study enable the recalculation of optical wave parameters during propagation in a turbulent medium with one spectral variation law for media with a different turbulence spectrum behavior law. Data on the applicability of the predictive correction algorithm under changing atmospheric turbulence conditions are obtained. Practical application. The results of this work can be used in the development of adaptive optics systems and in the study of turbulence along the optical propagation path.

Keywords:

turbulence, atmosphere, fluctuations, turbulence spectrum, adaptive correction

OCIS codes: 010.1080, 010.7350, 110.1080

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