Effects of underwater turbulence on laser beam propagation and coupling into single-mode optical fiber

Applied Optics

Volumn 49, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 3224-3230

  Hanson, Frank ^a   Lasher, Mark ^a  

^a Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; LASER BEAMS; LASER THEORY; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL FIBERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; TURBULENCE;

COUPLING EFFICIENCY; HIGH BANDWIDTH COMMUNICATION; IMAGE CENTROID; LASER PROPAGATION; MEASUREMENTS OF; SINGLE-MODE OPTICAL FIBER; TIP-TILT CONTROL; TRANSVERSE COHERENCE;

LASER BEAM EFFECTS;

EID: 77956003612     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.49.003224     Document Type: Article

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