Comparative analysis of numerical simulation techniques for incoherent imaging through atmospheric turbulence

Svetlana L. Lachinova; Mikhail A. Vorontsov; Daniel A. LeMaster; Matthew E. Trippel

doi:10.1117/12.2228615

18 May 2016 Comparative analysis of numerical simulation techniques for incoherent imaging through atmospheric turbulence

Svetlana L. Lachinova, Mikhail A. Vorontsov, Daniel A. LeMaster, Matthew E. Trippel

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Proceedings Volume 9846, Long-Range Imaging; 984605 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2228615
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2016, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

Computational efficiency and accuracy of wave-optics-based Monte-Carlo and brightness function numerical simulation techniques for incoherent imaging through atmospheric turbulence are evaluated. Simulation results are compared with theoretical estimates based on known analytical solutions for the modulation transfer function of an imaging system and the long-exposure image of a Gaussian-shaped incoherent light source.

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Svetlana L. Lachinova, Mikhail A. Vorontsov, Daniel A. LeMaster, and Matthew E. Trippel "Comparative analysis of numerical simulation techniques for incoherent imaging through atmospheric turbulence", Proc. SPIE 9846, Long-Range Imaging, 984605 (18 May 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2228615

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