Abstract: Propagation of light in a supersonic flat turbulence boundary layer is numerically analyzed. The flow characteristics are studied according to the optic wave-front variance. The mass-weight averaging N-S equations are adopted as the governing equations of flow, and a two-equation turbulent model is employed. Light propagation is described by paraxial wave equations and solved by a phase-screen method combined with the FFT technique, Light intensity distribution and phase aberrations are given in order to show the optic aberrations as well as the flow characteristics.

Key words: supersonic flow, boundary layers, phase-screen method, optic aberrations