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24 January 2014 Errata: Reanalysis of turbulence effects on short-exposure passive imaging
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This article [Opt. Eng.. 50, (1 ), 016001 (2011)] was originally published on 6 January 2011 with errors in Eqs. (51) to (57). They are corrected below.

This article [Opt. Eng. 50(1), 016001 (2011)] was originally published on 6 January 2011 with errors in Eqs. (51) to (57). They are corrected below.

The approximation written in Eq. (51) should have included an ω2 dependence inside the exponential:

Eq. (51)

MT(Q,X,ω)exp{+(2.1X)5/3N(Q,X)ω2}.

The expression for A in Eq. (54) should have been written using the limits

Eq. (54)

A={0.840+0.116Σ(qa),qa=1.35(q+1.50);q>-1.50;0.840+0.280Σ(qc),qc=0.51(q+1.50);q-1.50.

The negative sign in Eq. (56) should have been inside the exponent:

Eq. (56)

MS(ω)=M0(ω)MSA(Q,X,ω)=M0(ω)exp{(2.1Xω)5/3[1V(Q,X)ω1/3]}.

A factor of 2π was missing from Eq. (57):

Eq. (57)

RX=2πΩ0201ωMX(ω)dω.

The use of V(Q,X) was based on the approximation of Eq. (51) where the primary ω dependence was quadratic. The function was evaluated at the -3dB point of the MS(ω) curve that yielded V>1 under certain conditions. This was incorrectly interpreted as super-resolution behavior. Further research indicates the approximation expression improves performance at low to moderate frequencies but overestimates responses at high frequencies at moderate turbulence levels. In general V is a moderate function of ω, V(Q,X,ω), that falls below unity at high frequencies ω in such a way that diffraction limits are maintained. Enhanced responses (V>1) often appear for Q>1 and ω1/3.

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David H. Tofsted "Errata: Reanalysis of turbulence effects on short-exposure passive imaging," Optical Engineering 53(1), 019801 (24 January 2014). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.53.1.019801
Published: 24 January 2014
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KEYWORDS
Turbulence

Analytical research

Diffraction

Missiles

Optical engineering

Super resolution

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