Title :
Turbulence-induced crosstalk in multiple-spatial-mode optical communication
Author :
Chandrasekaran, Nivedita ; Shapiro, Jeffrey H.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Free-space optical communication at 10 bits/photon and 5 bits/sec-Hz requires hundreds to thousands of spatial modes. This paper compares turbulence-induced crosstalk for such systems using focused-beam, Hermite-Gaussian, or Laguerre-Gaussian modes.
Keywords :
atmospheric turbulence; optical communication; optical crosstalk; optical focusing; Hermite-Gaussian modes; Laguerre-Gaussian modes; focused-beam; free-space optical communication; multiple-spatial-mode optical communication; turbulence-induced crosstalk; Adaptive optics; Crosstalk; Mercury (metals); Optical fiber communication; Optical transmitters; Photonics; Receivers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
