Compact optical antennas using free-form surface optics for ultrahigh-speed laser communication systems

Optical Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Takahashi, Koichi ^a   Arimoto, Yoshinori ^b  

^a OLYMPUS CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

aberrations; antennas; couplers; optical design; pointing; tracking

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF ARRIVAL FLUCTUATIONS; FIBER COUPLINGS; FREE-FORM SURFACE; GLASS FERRULE; HIGH-SPEED; INCIDENT ANGLES; OFF-AXIS; OPTICAL ANTENNAS; POINTING MIRROR; QUADRANT DETECTORS; RESPONSE FREQUENCY; SPACE COMMUNICATIONS; TERRESTRIAL COMMUNICATION; TRACKING MECHANISM; ULTRA HIGH SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMMUNICATION; FIBERS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; GLASS LASERS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER BEAMS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL LINKS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 80855136852     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2831669     Document Type: Article

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