Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Central noradrenergic responsiveness to a clonidine challenge in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: a Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography study.

Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)·2011
Same author

Synthetic-aperture imaging through an aberrating medium: experimental demonstration.

Applied optics·2010
Same author

Application of the mode approximation to reconstruction holography.

Applied optics·2010
Same author

The stabilisation and drying of digitialis leaves.

The Pharmaceutical journal·2010
Same author

Liquid excimers: lasing Xe(2) and Kr(2) in liquid argon.

Optics letters·2009
Same author

Lasing XeO in liquid argon.

Optics letters·2009

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jul 10, 2026

High-speed Particle Image Velocimetry Near Surfaces
11:59

High-speed Particle Image Velocimetry Near Surfaces

Published on: June 24, 2013

Pupil-plane imager for scintillometry over long horizontal paths.

W M Hughes1, R B Holmes

  • 1Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, P.O. Box 3504, Sunnyvale, California 94088-3504, USA.

Applied Optics
|October 13, 2007
PubMed
Summary

A new pupil plane imaging system measures atmospheric turbulence by analyzing light distortions. This system helps assess adaptive optics performance under varying scintillation conditions.

Area of Science:

  • Optical astronomy
  • Atmospheric physics
  • Adaptive optics

Background:

  • Atmospheric turbulence distorts light, affecting astronomical observations and adaptive optics (AO) performance.
  • Measuring scintillation strength is crucial for understanding and mitigating these effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and implement a pupil plane imaging (PPI) system for measuring atmospheric scintillation.
  • To estimate key parameters of atmospheric turbulence using the PPI system.
  • To assess adaptive optics performance based on measured scintillation.

Main Methods:

  • A high-speed, high-resolution camera captures images of a telescope's pupil.
  • The system estimates normalized intensity variance to quantify scintillation.
  • Data collected over near-horizontal paths (approx. 50 km) were analyzed.

More Related Videos

Scanning Light Scattering Profiler (SLPS) Based Methodology to Quantitatively Evaluate Forward and Backward Light Scattering from Intraocular Lenses
06:55

Scanning Light Scattering Profiler (SLPS) Based Methodology to Quantitatively Evaluate Forward and Backward Light Scattering from Intraocular Lenses

Published on: June 6, 2017

Multimodal Volumetric Retinal Imaging by Oblique Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy (oSLO) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
12:22

Multimodal Volumetric Retinal Imaging by Oblique Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy (oSLO) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Published on: August 4, 2018

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jul 10, 2026

High-speed Particle Image Velocimetry Near Surfaces
11:59

High-speed Particle Image Velocimetry Near Surfaces

Published on: June 24, 2013

Scanning Light Scattering Profiler (SLPS) Based Methodology to Quantitatively Evaluate Forward and Backward Light Scattering from Intraocular Lenses
06:55

Scanning Light Scattering Profiler (SLPS) Based Methodology to Quantitatively Evaluate Forward and Backward Light Scattering from Intraocular Lenses

Published on: June 6, 2017

Multimodal Volumetric Retinal Imaging by Oblique Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy (oSLO) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
12:22

Multimodal Volumetric Retinal Imaging by Oblique Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy (oSLO) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Published on: August 4, 2018

Main Results:

  • The PPI system successfully measured scintillation induced by atmospheric turbulence.
  • Strong scintillation effects were frequently observed in experimental data.
  • Results were compared with parallel instrument data, with error analysis provided.

Conclusions:

  • The pupil plane imaging system is effective for estimating scintillation strength.
  • Accurate scintillation measurement using PPI aids in evaluating adaptive optics system performance.
  • This method provides valuable data for astronomical observations through turbulent atmospheres.