Title :
Coherent phase-locking of seven laser transmitters on a 408 meter outdoor range
Author :
Bruesselbach, Hans ; Wang, Shuoqin ; Minden, Monica ; Jones, Cris ; Mangir, Metin
Author_Institution :
HRL Lab., LLC, Malibu, CA, USA
Abstract :
We operate our laboratory-demonstrated coherent seven-sub-aperture transmitter on our 408 meter free-space range, and demonstrate phase-locking while simultaneously measuring turbulence. The received signal enhancement is near what is expected from analysis.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical transmitters; 408 m; coherent phase-locking; free-space communication; signal enhancement; sub-aperture laser transmitters; turbulence; Apertures; Collimators; Fiber lasers; Optical feedback; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201909
