Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 21, 2101002(2024)

Experimental Study of Laser Transmission Properties in Coherent Acoustic Wave-Disturbed Near-Surface Atmospheric Turbulence

Mingjun Wang1,2,3, Fei Dai1、*, and Jialin Zhang1
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  • 1School of Automation and Information Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi , China
  • 2Xi'an Key Laboratory of Wireless Optical Communication and Network Research, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi , China
  • 3School of Physics and Telecommunications Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723001, Shaanxi , China
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    Acoustic wave propagation in the atmosphere changes the atmospheric physical properties and affects the turbulence structure. In this study, COMSOL simulation was used to analyze the coherent acoustic field distribution of a line-array sound source at different source frequencies and acoustic wave transmission distances. Furthermore, a coherent acoustic wave generator was experimentally designed to perform horizontal transmission experiments of near-ground lasers in a coherent acoustic wave-disturbed atmospheric turbulence environment. The laser transmission characteristics in the original and coherent acoustic wave-disturbed atmospheric turbulence environments were compared via a crossover experiment. Moreover, the effects of changes in the height (i.e., acoustic wave transmission distance) between the laser optical path and acoustic source, the acoustic frequency of the acoustic source, and the acoustic pressure level on the transmission characteristics of the laser were analyzed. The results show that the coherent acoustic wave perturbation has a more obvious effect on the beam drift and light intensity flicker but none on the beam diameter. Different source frequencies and acoustic wave transmission distances will produce various acoustic field distributions; additionally, the effect of the coherent acoustic wave perturbation of atmospheric turbulence on the laser transmission characteristics of the impact is different. The larger the sound pressure level, the higher the effect of the coherent acoustic wave perturbation of atmospheric turbulence on the laser transmission characteristics of the impact. The results of this study provide a foundation for the use of acoustic waves to improve the atmospheric turbulence environment and quality of optical transmission.

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    Mingjun Wang, Fei Dai, Jialin Zhang. Experimental Study of Laser Transmission Properties in Coherent Acoustic Wave-Disturbed Near-Surface Atmospheric Turbulence[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(21): 2101002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: Jan. 8, 2024

    Accepted: Mar. 12, 2024

    Published Online: Nov. 18, 2024

    The Author Email: Fei Dai (daifei1025@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP240463

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP240463

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