/technology/beam-control/ 2026-08-28T15:28:25-04:00 MZA's beam control systems form the heart of laser power delivery on target for directed energy weapons. /about-us/company-profile/ 2026-08-26T16:20:22-04:00 MZA Associates Corporation is a Small Business headquartered in Albuquerque, NM with development centers in Dayton, OH and La Porte, TX (Houston area.) /contact/ 2026-08-26T16:20:22-04:00 Get in touch with MZA Associates Corporation office locations and product support teams. /products/wavetrain/ 2026-08-28T11:25:59-04:00 WaveTrain is MZA's flagship modeling tool for numerical simulation of laser propagation, adaptive optics, and imaging through extended turbulence paths. /pdfs/MZA_WaveTrain_Overview.pdf WaveTrain provides industry-standard numerical simulation of laser propagation, beam control, and imaging through turbulence volumes. /products/wavetrain/release-notes/ 2026-08-26T16:20:22-04:00 Latest updates, system compatibility, and release notes for WaveTrain. /about-us/background/ 2026-08-28T14:45:22-04:00 Founded in 1991, MZA has developed advanced solutions for Defense customers for more than 35 years. /contact/employment/ 2026-08-26T16:20:22-04:00 Careers and employment opportunities at MZA Associates Corporation. /products/share/ 2026-08-26T16:20:22-04:00 MZA's SHaRE and ATMTools toolboxes provide the analytic methods needed for propagation, beam control, and system performance modeling. /technology/system-development-testing/ 2026-08-28T15:28:25-04:00 MZA offers design, fabrication, end-to-end optical integration, field testing, and performance validation for complex laser systems. /products/wavetrain/documentation/ 2026-08-27T16:12:14-04:00 Comprehensive documentation, user guides, and reference materials for WaveTrain. /pdfs/WaveTrain_Quick_Reference.pdf WaveTrain Quick Reference /pdfs/WaveTrain_User_s_Guide.pdf WaveTrain User Guide /doc/wavetrain/wtug/auxiliaryDocs/Coy_prop_params_memo_040322.pdf Choosing Mesh Spacing and Dimensions for Wave Optics Simulation /doc/wavetrain/wtug/auxiliaryDocs/LightTunnelMethodInWaveTrain.pdf The Light Tunneling Optical Propagation Method in WaveTrain /doc/wavetrain/wtug/auxiliaryDocs/PCRvalidation.pdf Validation of Partially Coherent Reflector Model in WaveTrain /doc/wavetrain/wtug/auxiliaryDocs/WT_ThermalBlooming_2Examples_BerkopecRpt.pdf Thermal Blooming Illustration in WaveTrain /doc/wavetrain/wtug/auxiliaryDocs/WT-vG_PolychromFields_Ver3.pdf Superposition of Polychromatic Fields in WaveTrain /doc/wavetrain/wtug/auxiliaryDocs/TiltAndRelMotionInWT.pdf Tilt and Relative Motion in WaveTrain /products/atmospheric-sensors/ 2026-08-28T11:31:54-04:00 MZA's atmospheric sensors offer comprehensive solutions for quantifying environmental effects for laser and EO/IR propagaton. /pdfs/MZA_DELTA_PM-02-600W_Specifications.pdf The DELTA-Wx Deep-Learning Turbulence Sensor integrates weather and turbulence measurements with machine learning and weather prediction data for forecasting of turbulence conditions. /pdfs/MZA_DELTA_PM-02-600T_Specifications.pdf The MASS Tracker upgrade enables a DELTA sensor to give turbulence measurements for moving targets or from moving platforms. /pdfs/MZA_Dual-DELTA_PE-02-600W-T_Specifications.pdf The dual-aperture DELTA sensor enhances turbulence profiling resolution by isolating turbulence effects along the path. /pdfs/MZA_PROPS_PR-05-600_8_Specifications.pdf The PROPS turbulence profiler uses wavefront-senor measurements to give the highest resolution and greatest path sensitivity. /pdfs/MZA_PROPS_Stellar_WFS_PR-WS-600-T_Specifications.pdf Wavefront measurements from bright tracked stars enables turbulence profiling from ground to space. /technology/modeling-simulation/ 2026-08-27T16:12:14-04:00 MZA provides Wave-optics simulation, atmospheric turbulence modeling, and system performance analysis using a suite of advanced tools suited for your application. /about-us/publications/ 2026-08-27T13:21:44-04:00 Access MZA’s latest books, reference resources, external press coverage, and technical publications in high-energy laser systems and wave-optics modeling. Applied Optics en 2024-04-19 Convolutional neural network for improved event-based Shack-Hartmann wavefront reconstruction Journal of the Optical Society of America A en 2024-04-19 Modified Huygens-Fresnel method for the propagation of partially coherent beams through turbulence Applied Optics en 2022-11-07 Semi-analytic simulation of optical wave propagation through turbulence Applied Optics en 2021-08-05 3D multi-plane sharpness metric maximization with variable corrective phase screens Optics Express en 2021-07-28 Optical Kerr effect field measurements and ad hoc engineering model comparisons AIAA Journal en 2021-06-03 Aircraft to Ground Profiling: Turbulence Measurements and Optical System Performance Modeling Unmanned Airspace en 2021-08-26 US Navy Awards $18.7M Development Contract to MZA Associates Joint Forces en 2021-08-19 MZA Associates Awarded C-UAS HELWS Contract Military Aerospace en 2021-08-20 Navy Taps MZA Associates to Develop Portable Laser Weapons Air Force Research Laboratory en 2023-01-25 AFRL completes flight tests for directed energy laser system beam director Arnold Engineering Development Complex en 2021-08-2 AEDC tests directed energy system in wind tunnel Arnold Engineering Development Complex en 2022-10-28 AFTC gains new test capability /products/decision-aids/ 2026-08-28T11:25:59-04:00 MZA’s Directed Energy Environmental Decision System (DEEDS) Processor provides environmental situation awareness for Directed Energy (DE) applications. /pdfs/MZA_DEEDS_Processor_Specifications.pdf MZA’s Directed Energy Environmental Decision System (DEEDS) Processor provides environmental situation awareness for Directed Energy (DE) applications. /products/wavetrain/user-guide/ 2026-08-26T16:20:22-04:00 Access archived user manuals, guides, and legacy technical documentation for WaveTrain. /products/wavetrain/legacy-documentation/ 2026-08-26T16:20:22-04:00 Access archived user manuals, guides, and legacy technical documentation for WaveTrain. /products/turbulence-generators/ 2026-08-28T11:25:59-04:00 MZA produces turbulence generators and compact range solutions for laboratory evaluation of complex optical systems. /pdfs/MZA_ConvECT_TG-30-6614_Specifications.pdf MZA’s Convective Eddy Compact Turbulence (ConvECT) generator units create real, dynamic turbulence for laboratory experiments. /about-us/ 2026-08-26T16:20:22-04:00 About MZA / 2026-08-26T16:20:22-04:00 Directing Our Energy to Directed Energy Industry-leading hardware, software, and engineering services for atmospheric simulation and analysis, beam control, and directed energy systems. /products/ 2026-08-26T16:20:22-04:00 Explore our innovative products designed to enhance your latest developments. /technology/ 2026-08-26T16:20:22-04:00 Explore MZA's technologies tailored for directed energy and the latest in advanced optics and sensors. /pdfs/Propagation_Fundamentals.pdf Atmospheric Distortions: Covers how turbulence, air molecules, and particles cause light loss and wave degradation. Core Metrics: Defines key parameters like Fried's parameter (r0), isoplanatic angle (θ0), Rytov number, and Greenwood/Tyler frequencies. Spectral Models: Outlines Kolmogorov and Modified von Kármán power density spectrum models. Attenuation: Explains total light loss (γ) using combined molecular/aerosol absorption (α) and scattering (σ). /pdfs/Aero_Effects_Fundamentals.pdf Aero-Optics: Explains Gladstone-Dale relation, OPD, and Maréchal approximation (SR ≈ exp[-(2π·OPD_RMS / λ)²]), showing how flow field density variations and turbulence degrade wavefronts (scaling as ρ·M²·D_t). Aero-Mechanics: Examines structural vibration and mechanical jitter caused by dynamic pressure (q), detailing its impact on peak irradiance and beam alignment. /pdfs/System_Performance_Fundamentals.pdf Fundamental Effects: Details atmospheric phase variance, temporal response limits, anisoplanatism (angular & focal), thermal blooming, scintillation, chromatic dispersion, sensor noise, and extended beacon effects.