Scintillation index for two Gaussian laser beams with different wavelengths in weak atmospheric turbulence
JOSA A, Vol. 23, Issue 12, pp. 3114-3122 (2006)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.23.003114
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Abstract
We study the propagation of the two lowest-order Gaussian laser beams with different wavelengths in weak atmospheric turbulence. Using the Rytov approximation and assuming a slow detector, we calculate the longitudinal and radial components of the scintillation index for a typical free-space laser communication setup. We find the optimal configuration of the two laser beams with respect to the longitudinal scintillation index. We show that the value of the longitudinal scintillation for the optimal two-beam configuration is smaller by more than 50% compared with the value for a single lowest-order Gaussian beam with the same total power. Furthermore, the radial scintillation for the optimal two-beam system is smaller by 35%–40% compared with the radial scintillation in the single-beam case. Further insight into the reduction of intensity fluctuations is gained by analyzing the self- and cross-intensity contributions to the scintillation index.
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OCIS Codes
(010.1300) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Atmospheric propagation
(010.1330) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Atmospheric turbulence
(010.3310) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Laser beam transmission
(030.7060) Coherence and statistical optics : Turbulence
(060.4510) Fiber optics and optical communications : Optical communications
ToC Category:
Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics
History
Original Manuscript: March 14, 2006
Manuscript Accepted: June 23, 2006
Citation
Avner Peleg and Jerome V. Moloney, "Scintillation index for two Gaussian laser beams with different wavelengths in weak atmospheric turbulence," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 23, 3114-3122 (2006)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-23-12-3114
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