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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2010
Christopher C. Wilcox, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Sergio R Restaino, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Ty Martinez, Edgewood, NM (US);
Scott W Teare, Sorocco, NM (US);
Christopher C. Wilcox, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Sergio R Restaino, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Ty Martinez, Edgewood, NM (US);
Scott W Teare, Sorocco, NM (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
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.