Adaptive optics compensation using active illumination

Charles Higgs; Herbert T. Barclay; Jan E. Kansky; Daniel V. Murphy; Charles A. Primmerman

doi:10.1117/12.323954

8 September 1998 Adaptive optics compensation using active illumination

Charles Higgs, Herbert T. Barclay, Jan E. Kansky, Daniel V. Murphy, Charles A. Primmerman

Proceedings Volume 3381, Airborne Laser Advanced Technology; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323954
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

We have conducted atmospheric compensation experiments using active illumination for both adaptive-optics and tracking. Tests were performed in support of the Air Force's Airborne Laser program. The tests utilized the 5.4-km horizontal propagation range at the Lincoln Laboratory Firepond facility. The adaptive-optics beacon was provided by actively illuminating the target with a multibeam laser illuminator. A second multibeam laser illuminator was used to provide a beacon for an imaging tracker. Experiments were conducted using two different adaptive-optics illuminator configurations, as well as with point-source beacons. Data were collected over a range of atmospheric conditions. Results from these tests have helped to provide a performance benchmark for the Airborne Laser program.

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Charles Higgs, Herbert T. Barclay, Jan E. Kansky, Daniel V. Murphy, and Charles A. Primmerman "Adaptive optics compensation using active illumination", Proc. SPIE 3381, Airborne Laser Advanced Technology, (8 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323954

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