Title

Time-of-arrival fluctuations of a space-time Gaussian pulse in weak optical turbulence: An analytic solution

Abstract

An analytic expression is derived for the long-term temporal broadening (fluctuations of arrival time) of a collimated space-time Gaussian pulse propagating along a horizontal path through weak optical turbulence. General results are presented for nominal parameter values characterizing laser communication through the atmosphere. Specific examples are calculated for both upper-atmosphere and ground-level cross links. It is shown that, for upper-atmosphere cross links, pulses shorter than 100 fs have considerable broadening, whereas at ground level, broadening is predicted in pulses as long as 1 ps. © 1998 Optical Society of America.

Publication Date

12-20-1998

Publication Title

Applied Optics

Volume

37

Issue

33

Number of Pages

7655-7660

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.37.007655

Socpus ID

0013286030 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0013286030

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