Analysis of laser multimode content on the angle-of-arrival fluctuations in free-space optics access systems

Optical Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Eyyuboǧlu, Halil Tanyer ^a   Baykal, Yahya ^a  

^a CANKAYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Angle of arrival fluctuations; Atmospheric turbulence; Free space optics; Multimode

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COHERENT LIGHT; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL LINKS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ANGLE OF ARRIVAL FLUCTUATIONS; MULTIMODE FREE SPACE OPTICS;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

EID: 24044548024     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1905383     Document Type: Article

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