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    Area of Science:

    • Optical engineering
    • Wavefront sensing
    • Atmospheric optics

    Background:

    • Adaptive-optics (AO) systems correct atmospheric turbulence for improved resolution.
    • Extended beacons in remote sensing and directed energy applications introduce speckle noise.
    • Speckle noise corrupts wavefront measurements, degrading AO system performance.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the benefits of speckle mitigation using polychromatic illumination in AO systems.
    • To quantify performance improvements under various realistic conditions.

    Main Methods:

    • Numerical wave-optics modeling using split-step and spectral-slicing methods.
    • Simulation of an AO system with a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor.
    • Inclusion of realistic parameters: turbulence strength, distribution, coherence length, beacon size, and motion.

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