Optical Communication Technology, Volume. 49, Issue 3, 16(2025)

Progress in machine learning research for improving FSO channel estimation

ZHANG Yanlu1, WANG Anrong1, SHAO Yufeng2, ZHU Yaodong2, LIU Hainan1, CHEN Chao1, HU Wenguang1, and LI Wenchen1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Electronics and Information Technology, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404100, China
  • 2College of Information Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing Zhejiang 314001, China
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    ZHANG Yanlu, WANG Anrong, SHAO Yufeng, ZHU Yaodong, LIU Hainan, CHEN Chao, HU Wenguang, LI Wenchen. Progress in machine learning research for improving FSO channel estimation[J]. Optical Communication Technology, 2025, 49(3): 16

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    Received: Aug. 21, 2024

    Accepted: Jun. 27, 2025

    Published Online: Jun. 27, 2025

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    DOI:10.13921/j.cnki.issn1002-5561.2025.03.003

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