Adaptive Photonics Phase-Locked Elements (APPLE): System architecture and wavefront control concept

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5895, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-9

  Vorontsov, Mikhail ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric optics; Atmospheric turbulence; Beam control; Laser communication

Indexed keywords

PHASE DISTORTIONS; TRANSCEIVER TELESCOPE;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; OPTICAL LINKS; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; PHOTONS;

TRANSCEIVERS;

EID: 29344451927     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.617390     Document Type: Conference Paper

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