• DocumentCode
    3185580
  • Title

    The diffraction limited aperture of the atmosphere and its effects on free space laser communications

  • Author

    Wilkins, Gary D.

  • Author_Institution
    Wright Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    18-22 May 1992
  • Firstpage
    1158
  • Abstract
    The author summarizes the Wright Laboratory research conducted to determine the feasibility of using inherent information, such as angle-of-arrival fluctuations of incident radiation and spreading of the focussed spot size, obtained through the measurement of the diffraction limited aperture of the atmosphere (r0) to adaptively optimize laser communications system parameters. The method used to measure the r0 and details concerning the 8-km pulsed-laser communications link established are described
  • Keywords
    atmospheric light propagation; light diffraction; optical links; 8 km; Wright Laboratory; angle-of-arrival fluctuations; atmosphere; diffraction limited aperture; focussed spot size; free space laser communications; incident radiation; light propagation; pulsed-laser communications link; Aerospace electronics; Apertures; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Equations; Laboratories; Optical diffraction; Optical distortion; Optical refraction; Optical variables control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1992. NAECON 1992., Proceedings of the IEEE 1992 National
  • Conference_Location
    Dayton, OH
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0652-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NAECON.1992.220594
  • Filename
    220594
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3185580