Validation of random phase screens

Aaron E. Naiman; Thomas Goldring

doi:10.1117/12.21890

1 September 1990 Validation of random phase screens

Aaron E. Naiman, Thomas Goldring

Proceedings Volume 1312, Propagation Engineering: Third in a Series; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21890
Event: 1990 Technical Symposium on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1990, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A scheme for validating turbulence phase screen generators will be considered. The method does not in general depend on the algorithm used for generating phase screens, nor on the spectrum which describes the turbulence, although these must be specified in order to obtain numerical results. The "correctness", or validation of a generator can be defined in various ways. Of particular significance is that the screens be generated with the proper Zernike modes, and this is the validation criterion taken here. The Zernike modes are of interest because they represent classical optical aberrations, such as tilt and focus.

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Aaron E. Naiman and Thomas Goldring "Validation of random phase screens", Proc. SPIE 1312, Propagation Engineering: Third in a Series, (1 September 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21890

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