Title :
Some experiments on the propagation of light pulses through clouds
Author :
Bucher, Edward A. ; Lerner, Robert M. ; Niessen, Charles W.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Mass.
Abstract :
This paper describes a facility for measuring the spatial and temporal impulse response of a cloud to a pulse of light from a Q-switched ruby laser, and presents some experimental results. No single simple model adequately describes the transient response of real clouds in the variety of situations observed.
Keywords :
Atmospheric modeling; Clouds; Laser beams; Laser modes; Observatories; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Shape measurement; Transient response;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1970.7980
