System and method of generating atmospheric turbulence for testing adaptive optical systems
US8452574B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2111/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for simulating atmospheric turbulence for testing optical components. A time varying phase screen representing atmospheric turbulence is generated using Karhunen-Loeve polynomials and a splining technique for generating temporal functions of the noise factor for each Zernike mode. The phase screen is input to a liquid crystal spatial light modulator. A computer display allows the user to set geometric characteristics, and select between methods for generating atmospheric turbulence including Karhunen-Loeve polynomials, Zernike polynomials, and Frozen Seeing.
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