Turbulence-induced fading probability in coherent optical communication through the atmosphere

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 29, 2007, Pages 7218-7226

  Perlot, N ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; FADING (RADIO); PHASE STRUCTURE; SCINTILLATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; WAVEFRONTS;

BETA DISTRIBUTION; DIRECT DETECTION RECEIVER; RANDOM OPTICAL FIELDS; SCINTILLATION INDEX; SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 37549046789     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.007218     Document Type: Article

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