Fiber-coupling efficiency for free-space optical communication through atmospheric turbulence

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 4946-4952

  Dikmelik, Yamaç ^a   Davidson, Frederic M ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; FIBER OPTICS; LASER BEAMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

FIBER-COUPLING EFFICIENCY; FREE-SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RECEIVER MODULES;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 24344490798     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.004946     Document Type: Article

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