• DocumentCode
    448058
  • Title

    Aperture averaging experiment for optimizing receiver design and analyzing turbulence on free space optical communication links

  • Author

    Yuksel, Hazal ; Davis, Christopher C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    743
  • Abstract
    We describe an experiment for studying aperture averaging of a Gaussian-beam propagating through free-space. A digital camera system is used to evaluate scintillation and aperture averaging. These studies provide parametric data to enhance receiver performance.
  • Keywords
    atmospheric light propagation; atmospheric turbulence; image sensors; laser beams; optical receivers; space communication links; Gaussian-beam propagation; aperture averaging; digital camera system; free space optical communication link; parametric data; receiver design optimisation; receiver performance enhancement; scintillation; turbulence analysis; Apertures; Atmosphere; Design optimization; Fluctuations; Laser beams; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Optical propagation; Optical receivers; Space technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-795-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2005.201908
  • Filename
    1572974