Spatial correlation and irradiance statistics in a multiple-beam terrestrial free-space optical communication link

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 6561-6571

  Anguita, Jaime A ^a   Neifeld, Mark A ^a,b   Vasic, Bane V ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IRRADIATION; LASER BEAMS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION LINKS; POWER FLUCTUATIONS; SPATIAL CORRELATION;

OPTICAL CORRELATION;

EID: 36749043788     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.006561     Document Type: Article

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