DocumentCode
500632
Title
Coherent combining of fiber amplifiers through atmospheric turbulence: A model
Author
Lombard, L. ; Jolivet, V. ; Bourdon, P. ; Bennaï, B. ; Valla, M. ; Canat, G. ; Vasseur, O.
Author_Institution
ONERA DOTA/SLS, Palaiseau, France
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We propose a model, based on speckle propagation, of the remote coherent combining of fiber amplifiers through atmospheric turbulence. The simulations show why, and under what conditions coherent beam combining through turbulence is possible.
Keywords
atmospheric optics; atmospheric turbulence; optical fibre amplifiers; atmospheric turbulence; fiber amplifier coherent combination; speckle propagation; Atmospheric modeling; Detectors; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Lenses; Light scattering; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical propagation; Speckle; Surface emitting lasers; (010.7060) Turbulence; (140.3298) Laser beam combining;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Type
conf
Filename
5226046
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