Performance of Strong Turbulence Fluctuation Suppression in Coherent Laser Communication with Array Reception

Chengwei Ma; Yu Zhou; Yuxin Jiang; Wei Lu; Zhiyong Lu; Chaoyang Li

doi:10.3788/AOS241774

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 9, 0906001(2025)

Performance of Strong Turbulence Fluctuation Suppression in Coherent Laser Communication with Array Reception

Chengwei Ma^1,2,3, Yu Zhou^1,3、*, Yuxin Jiang^1,3, Wei Lu^1,3, Zhiyong Lu^1,3, and Chaoyang Li^1,3

¹Key Laboratory of Space Laser Communication and Detection Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China

²Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

³Aerospace Laser Technology and System Department, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China

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Paper Information

Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

Received: Nov. 19, 2024

Accepted: Feb. 24, 2025

Published Online: May. 16, 2025

The Author Email: Yu Zhou (sunny@mail.siom.ac.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS241774

CSTR:32393.14.AOS241774

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laser devices and laser physics

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