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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201908
