Events
Propagation Through and Characterization of Atmospheric Oceanic Phenomena
11 July 2022 – 15 July 2022 Hyatt Regency Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, British Columbia Canada
pcAOP is a forum for the presentation of research in the physics of light propagation, optical remote sensing, and EO/IR effects in either the atmosphere or ocean, to include distributed volume turbulence, boundary layer effects, gravity waves, vortex shedding, stably stratified turbulence, persistent eddies, and cloud/aerosol/vapor scattering and absorption, refractive effects, such as mirages and over-the-horizon viewing, as well as characterization of these phenomena.
Topics
Speakers
- Sukanta Basu, Technische Universiteit Delft, Netherlands
Outer Length Scales in Nocturnal Stable Boundary Layers - Stanley Chan, Purdue University, United States
Zernike-Based Atmospheric Turbulence Simulation: 4K Resolution and Dense Grid - Judith Dijk, TNO, Netherlands
An Overview of Recent Turbulence Mitigation Technologies - Yakov Diskin, MZA Associates Corporation, United States
Turbulence Modeling and Forecasting Using Machine Learning and Regional Weather - Steven Fiorino, Air Force Institute of Technology, United States
Techniques to Quantify Ambient Aerosol Optical Properties from Measurements of Extinction and Scattering - Szymon Gladysz, Fraunhofer IOSB, Germany
Strategies for Correction of Atmospheric and Underwater Effects on Laser Communications Systems - Eric Johnson, Clemson University, United States
Probing and Sensing of Optical Channels Using Higher Order Bessel Beams Integrated with Time - Anthony Klee, Lockheed Martin Corporation, United States
Path-Resolved Turbulence Measurements with Digital Holographic Tomography - Svetlana Lachinova, II-VI Optical Systems, United States
Recent Advances in Numerical Modeling and Simulations of Atmospheric Optics Effects - Martin Lavery, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Environmental Sensing with Structured Beams - Denis Oesch, Leidos, United States
Atmospheric Modeling of Space-to-Earth Links for Adaptive-Optics-Enabled Quantum Communication with a 1-Mile Field Experiment - Joseph Penano, US Naval Research Laboratory, United States
Measuring the Effects of Aerosol-Induced Thermal Blooming - William Rabinovich, US Naval Research Laboratory, United States
Optical Propagation over Water: Wave Optics Simulation Compared to Experimental Measurements - Martin Richardson, University of Central Florida, CREOL, United States
Propagation Studies of Ultrafast High Intensity Pulses in the Atmosphere - Murat TAHTALI, University of New South Wales, Australia
Imaging Techniques Through Unfavorable Media - Abbie Watnik, US Naval Research Laboratory, United States
Non-Conventional Wavefront Sensing Approaches for Beam Propagation Through Turbulence - Yi Xiang, Xidian University, China
A Survey of Modelling Turbulent Ocean Channel for Underwater Optical Communications
Committee
- Melissa Beason, Air Force Research Laboratory, US, United States, Chair
- Jeremy Bos, Michigan Technological University, United States, Chair
- Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic, US Naval Academy, United States, Program Chair
- Yalçin Ata, OSTIM TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, Turkey
- Jeff Beck, Nutronics Inc
- Santasri Bose-Pillai, Air Force Institute of Technology, United States
- Samantha Gregory, Radiant Photonics, Inc, United States
- Julia Hofmann, Fraunhofer IOSB, Germany
- Rita Mahon, US Naval Research Laboratory, United States
- Jack McCrae, Air Force Institute of Technology, United States
- Andreas Muschinski, NorthWest Research Associates, United States
- Carrie Noren, AFRL
- Dario Perez, P. Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile
- Anand Sarma, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India
- Jason Schmidt, MZA Associates Corporation, United States
- Miranda van Iersel, University of Dayton , United States
- Noah Van Zandt, Air Force Research Laboratory, United States
- David Voelz, New Mexico State University, United States
- Steven Zuraski, US Air Force Research Laboratory, United States
Special Events
From Student to Career: A Look Inside Different Career Paths
Tuesday, 12 July 14:00 – 16:00
Students can ask questions and hear from professionals in different fields about the steps they took in choosing their career paths, what it takes to be successful in their field, and what a typical work day is like and how it differs from graduate school.
Speakers
Scott Davis, Vescent Photonics, USA
Mark Zondlo, Princeton University, USA
Jaakko Lehtinen, Gasera, Finland
Michelle Bailey, NIST, USA
Derek Guenther, Ocean Insight, USA
Recent Advances in Free-Space Optical Communications
Wednesday, 13 July 09:30 – 11:00
Join the Laser Systems Technical group for a special talk led by Szymon Gladysz followed by a networking reception. With several major companies like SpaceX, Facebook, Google, and hundreds of smaller companies pursuing several concepts involving laser communications technology, Gladysz will discuss the recent advances in free-space laser communications in atmospheric and underwater environments. Please use this link to RSVP: https://bit.ly/3NpKmcM.
Speaker:
Szymon Gladysz, Head of the Adaptive Optics Group, Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation, Germany
Conference Reception
Wednesday, 13 July 18:00 – 20:30
Join your fellow attendees for a festive evening. Guest tickets are available for USD 75.
