Laser beam distortions caused by a shock wave near the turret of a supersonic aircraft


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Abstract

We present results of calculations of the mean intensity of a beam which passes in the beginning of the path through a shock wave which is formed during a supersonic air flow around the turret and propagates further in a homogeneous medium. It is shown that the spatial inhomogeneity of the air refractive index in the region of a shock wave can lead to strong anisotropic distortions of a beam intersecting the wave; the distortions result in focusing and defragmentation of the beam at comparatively short distances from the turret and rapid degradation of the beam in the process of its further propagation.

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V. A. Banakh

V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch

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Email: banakh@iao.ru
Russian Federation, pl. Akademika Zueva 1, Tomsk, 634055

A. A. Sukharev

V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch

Email: banakh@iao.ru
Russian Federation, pl. Akademika Zueva 1, Tomsk, 634055

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