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APPLIED OPTICS
Volume 48, Issue 21, Pages 4149-4157Publisher
OPTICAL SOC AMER
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.004149
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- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
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We report results from field experiments that have compared laser propagation at 1.565 mu m and 3.603 mu m in a variety of atmospheric conditions in a low-altitude maritime environment in order to quantify the relative effects of turbulence under realistic conditions. Intensity scintillation and normalized focused spot sizes were found to be significantly less affected by turbulence at the longer wavelength, in general agreement with theoretical predictions. Also, the longer wavelength beam was noticeably less degraded by aberrations in the transceiver optical components. These advantages should be considered when evaluating the wavelength trade-offs in laser communication systems. (C) 2009 Optical Society of America
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