Production and propagation of a modulated optical vortex through atmospheric turbulence

Robert K. Tyson; Marco Scipioni; Greg Gbur; Jaime Viegas

doi:10.1117/12.814647

24 February 2009 Production and propagation of a modulated optical vortex through atmospheric turbulence

Robert K. Tyson, Marco Scipioni, Greg Gbur, Jaime Viegas

Proceedings Volume 7200, Atmospheric Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves III; 72000G (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.814647
Event: SPIE LASE: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

The propagation of vortex beams as an information carrier for free-space laser communications has been proposed as a method for propagating through weak and strong atmospheric turbulence. This paper shows simulations of vortex charge conservation through turbulence and an analysis of the results. We also show an experimental demonstration of the generation of optical vortices with both integral and fractional charge using a segmented deformable mirror.

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Robert K. Tyson, Marco Scipioni, Greg Gbur, and Jaime Viegas "Production and propagation of a modulated optical vortex through atmospheric turbulence", Proc. SPIE 7200, Atmospheric Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves III, 72000G (24 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.814647

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