Bit-error rate improvement of a laser communication system with low-order adaptive optics

Robert K. Tyson; Douglas E. Canning

doi:10.1117/12.450520

9 December 2002 Bit-error rate improvement of a laser communication system with low-order adaptive optics

Robert K. Tyson, Douglas E. Canning

Proceedings Volume 4821, Free-Space Laser Communication and Laser Imaging II; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450520
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2002, Seattle, WA, United States

Abstract

Recent experiments performed at UNC Charlotte indicate a reduction in the bit-error rate for a laser communication system with the implementaion of low-order adaptive optics in a free-space communication link. With simulated atmospheric tilt injected by a conventional PZT tilt mirror, an adaptive optics system with a Xinetics tilt mirror was used in a closed loop. The laboratory experiments replicated a monostatic propagation with a cooperative wavefront beacon at the receiver. Due to constraints in the speed of the processing hardware, the data is scaled to represent an actual propagation of a few kilometers under moderate scintillation conditions. We compare the experimental data and calculated bit-error rate before correction and after correction and compare it with a rigorous theoretical prediction.

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Robert K. Tyson and Douglas E. Canning "Bit-error rate improvement of a laser communication system with low-order adaptive optics", Proc. SPIE 4821, Free-Space Laser Communication and Laser Imaging II, (9 December 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450520

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