Abstract
Experiments on the phase perturbation of optical beams due to atmospheric turbulence were carried out using coherent radiation at 6328 Å, and 1.15 µ. The measurements were accomplished using a modulated interferometer to produce Doppler beats between a reference beam and one reflected from a plane mirror at a distance. This paper presents preliminary results of the phase measurements taken over total horizontal paths of 4.0 km and 23.8 km. The experimental data were consistent with a propagation theory based on the accepted model of atmospheric turbulence. Perturbation free apertures up to 10 cm were observed in good seeing conditions and as low as 1 mm under poor conditions. The corresponding variance of refractive index of the atmosphere showed a magnitude and diurnal variation consistent with published observations of temperature fluctuations.
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