The wavefront compensation of free space optics utilizing micro corner-cube-reflector arrays

Shengzui You; Guowei Yang; Changying Li; Meihua Bi; Bing Fan

doi:10.1117/12.2295181

10 January 2018 The wavefront compensation of free space optics utilizing micro corner-cube-reflector arrays

Shengzui You, Guowei Yang, Changying Li, Meihua Bi, Bing Fan

Proceedings Volume 10617, 2017 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology: Optoelectronic Devices and Optical Signal Processing; 1061709 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2295181
Event: International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology 2017, 2017, Beijing, China

Abstract

The wavefront compensation effect of micro corner-cube-reflector arrays (MCCRAs) in modulating retroreflector (MRR) free-space optical (FSO) link is investigated theoretically and experimentally. Triangular aperture of MCCRAs has been optically characterized and studied in an indoor atmospheric turbulence channel. The use of the MCCRAs instead of a single corner-cube reflector (CCR) as the reflective device is found to improve dramatically the quality of the reflected beam spot. We draw a conclusion that the MCCRAs can in principle yield a powerful wavefront compensation in MRR FSO communication links.

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Shengzui You, Guowei Yang, Changying Li, Meihua Bi, and Bing Fan "The wavefront compensation of free space optics utilizing micro corner-cube-reflector arrays", Proc. SPIE 10617, 2017 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology: Optoelectronic Devices and Optical Signal Processing, 1061709 (10 January 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2295181

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