Single- and double-path 10.6-µm laser link measurements over sea water

Ove K. Steinvall; Göran Bolander; Lars J. Sjöqvist; Mikael Petterson; Ove K. S. Gustafsson; Folke Berglund; Lars Allard; Kjell Karlsson; Tomas Larsson; Frank Gustafsson

doi:10.1117/1.2715600

1 March 2007 Single- and double-path 10.6-μm laser link measurements over sea water

Ove K. Steinvall, Göran Bolander, Lars J. Sjöqvist, Mikael Petterson, Ove K. S. Gustafsson, Folke Berglund, Lars Allard, Kjell Karlsson, Tomas Larsson, Frank Gustafsson

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 46, Issue 3, 036001 (March 2007). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2715600

Abstract

In order to evaluate the performance of laser-based applications in maritime environments, laser beam propagation studies over the Baltic Sea during the period of about half a year have been carried out. A slightly slanted path with the laser system located 18 m above the sea level and corner cube targets and separate receivers placed on islands at 2.5-, 5.5-, and 16.5-km distance were used. From the registered laser signals irradiance fluctuation parameters for different beam offsets relative to the beam's center, temporal, and amplitude signal distributions, we derived the probability and mean time of fade. Results and statistics from single and double propagation paths are compared.

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Ove K. Steinvall, Göran Bolander, Lars J. Sjöqvist, Mikael Petterson, Ove K. S. Gustafsson, Folke Berglund, Lars Allard, Kjell Karlsson, Tomas Larsson, and Frank Gustafsson "Single- and double-path 10.6-μm laser link measurements over sea water," Optical Engineering 46(3), 036001 (1 March 2007). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2715600

Published: 1 March 2007

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