Signal current probability distribution for optical heterodyne receivers in the turbulent atmosphere 2: Experiment
- 15 July 1978
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 17 (14) , 2148-2152
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.17.002148
Abstract
Experimental results are presented for the probability density functions of the i.f. signal magnitude from a static optical heterodyne receiver operating in the presence of clear air turbulence. These results are compared with the theory developed in Part 1 and are shown to give excellent agreement. The experimental system includes a He–Ne laser transmitter operating at 632.8 nm, a 1.6-km propagation path through the open atmosphere, and an optical heterodyne receiver.Keywords
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