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The degradation of optical beams passing through turbulent media has been studied for many optical imaging applications. including astronomy, through the atmosphere and laser propagation through gaseous media. Analyses of these phenomena involve two coupled models: a fluid dynamic description of the turbulent medium, and an analysis of optical propagation through the described distribution of gaseous properties. Recent advances in computer capabilities allow a more realistic description of compressible turbulent mixing layers. Optical ray tracing and propagation analyses using fast Fourier transforms can be used to calculate intensity profiles and intensity contours of optical images in a focal plane located behind a turbulent mixing layer.
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Cassady, P.E., Birch, S.F., Terry, P.J. (1987). Aero-Optical Analysis of a Compressible Shear Layer. In: Rosenwaks, S. (eds) Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 15. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71859-5_56
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