The Airborne Aero-Optics Laboratory, AAOL

Eric J. Jumper; Mike Zenk; Stanislav Gordeyev; David Cavalieri; Matthew R. Whiteley

doi:10.1117/12.922734

15 May 2012 The Airborne Aero-Optics Laboratory, AAOL

Eric J. Jumper, Mike Zenk, Stanislav Gordeyev, David Cavalieri, Matthew R. Whiteley

Proceedings Volume 8395, Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Laser Systems Technologies XXVI; 839507 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922734
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

This paper gives a background into aero-optics which is the effect that turbulent flow over and around an aircraft has on a laser projected or received by an optical system. The background also discusses the magnitude of the detrimental effects that aero-optics has on optical system performance and the need to measure these effects in flight. The Airborne Aero-Optics Laboratory, AAOL, fulfills this need by providing an airborne laboratory that can capture wavefronts imposed on a laser beam from a morphable optical turret; the aircraft has a Mach number range up to low transonic speeds. This paper presents the AAOL concept as well as a description of its optical components and sensing capabilities and uses.

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Eric J. Jumper, Mike Zenk, Stanislav Gordeyev, David Cavalieri, and Matthew R. Whiteley "The Airborne Aero-Optics Laboratory, AAOL", Proc. SPIE 8395, Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Laser Systems Technologies XXVI, 839507 (15 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922734

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