In chronological order, this paper summarizes the research progress and technical classification of adaptive optics technology in the application of wireless optical communication system at home and abroad. Then it introduces the work of Xi’an University of Technology in this field, including adaptive optics system with wavefront measurement, adaptive optics system with wavefront-less measurement, wavefront correction of liquid crystal spatial light modulator, wavefront correction of the combination of tilt mirror and deformable mirror, spatial optical fiber coupling adaptive optical wavefront correction, etc. The adaptive optics technology can effectively correct the distorted wavefront caused by atmospheric turbulence and improve the coupling efficiency and communication performance in wireless optical communication. Although these methods are not perfect in theoretical analysis and engineering practice, they can be regarded as useful exploration in this field.