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Aero-Optical Effects
Physics, Analysis and Mitigation
Stanislav Gordeyev, Eric J. Jumper, Matthew R. Whiteley
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Aero-Optical Effects
Physics, Analysis and Mitigation
Stanislav Gordeyev, Eric J. Jumper, Matthew R. Whiteley
About This Book
AERO-OPTICAL EFFECTS
Explore the newest techniques and technologies used to mitigate the effects of air flow over airborne laser platforms
Aero-Optical Effects: Physics, Analysis and Mitigation delivers a detailed and insightful introduction to aero-optics and fully describes the current understanding of the physical causes of aero-optical effects from turbulent flows at different speeds. In addition to presenting a thorough discussion of instrumentation, data reduction, and data analysis, the authors examine various approaches to aero-optical effect mitigation using both flow control and adaptive optics approaches.
The book explores the sources, characteristics, measurement approaches, and mitigation means to reduce aero-optics wavefront error. It also examines the precise measurements of aero-optical effects and the instrumentation of aero-optics. Flow control for aero-optical applications is discussed, as are approaches like passive flow control, active and hybrid flow control, and closed-loop flow control.
Readers will benefit from discussions of the applications of aero-optics in relation to fields like directed energy and high-speed communications. Readers will also enjoy a wide variety of useful features and topics, including:
- Comprehensive discussions of both aero-effects, which include the effects that air flow has over a beam director mounted on an aircraft, and aero-optics, which include atmospheric effects that degrade the ability of an airborne laser to focus a beam
- A treatment of air buffeting and its effects on beam stabilization and jitter
- An analysis of mitigating impediments to the use of high-quality laser beams from aircraft as weapons or communications systems
- Adaptive optics compensation for aero-optical disturbances
Perfect for researchers, engineers, and scientists involved with laser weapon and beam control systems, Aero-Optical Effects: Physics, Analysis and Mitigation will also earn a place in the libraries of principal investigators in defense contract work and independent research and development.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Serious page
- Title page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Fundamentals
- 3 Measuring Wavefronts
- 4 Data Reduction and Interpretation
- 5 Aperture Effects
- 6 Typical Aero-Optical Flows
- 7 Aero-Optical Jitter
- 8 Applications to Adaptive Optics
- 9 Adaptive Optics for Aero-Optical Compensation
- 10 Concluding Remarks
- References
- Index
- End User License Agreement