Laser Beam Projection with Adaptive Array of Fiber Collimators. II. Analysis of Atmospheric Compensation Efficiency
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2008
Publication Source
Journal of the Optical Society of America A
Abstract
We analyze the potential efficiency of laser beam projection onto a remote object in atmosphere with incoherent and coherent phase-locked conformal-beam director systems composed of an adaptive array of fiber collimators. Adaptive optics compensation of turbulence-induced phase aberrations in these systems is performed at each fiber collimator. Our analysis is based on a derived expression for the atmospheric-averaged value of the mean square residual phase error as well as direct numerical simulations. Operation of both conformal-beam projection systems is compared for various adaptive system configurations characterized by the number of fiber collimators, the adaptive compensation resolution, and atmospheric turbulence conditions.
Inclusive pages
1960-1973
ISBN/ISSN
1084-7529
Copyright
Copyright © 2008, Optical Society of America
Publisher
Optical Society of America
Volume
25
Issue
8
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Lachinova, Svetlana and Vorontsov, Mikhail, "Laser Beam Projection with Adaptive Array of Fiber Collimators. II. Analysis of Atmospheric Compensation Efficiency" (2008). Electro-Optics and Photonics Faculty Publications. 82.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eop_fac_pub/82
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