Abstract

Near field airflow induced by wind is an important factor influencing imaging quality when the imaging system is placed on a moving platform with high speed, such as airborne imaging. In this Letter, ghost imaging through an airflow environment is experimentally and numerically investigated. The experiment is performed with a wind tunnel, and imaging quality decreases with wind velocity. The simulation model of ghost imaging through this kind of environment is proposed, and simulation results match well with experiments. With the model, imaging results are extended into the supersonic wind region with the effects of airflow factors discussed in detail, and a comparison between airflow and atmosphere turbulence is presented. The results can find potential applications in optical imaging and may be a powerful tool to estimate the effect of airflow on performance of the imaging system.

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