Influence of polarization on retroreflective free-space optical communication

Hongwei Yin; Hailiang Zhang; Xiaofeng Wang; Honghui Jia; Shengli Chang

doi:10.1117/12.2067228

21 August 2014 Influence of polarization on retroreflective free-space optical communication

Hongwei Yin, Hailiang Zhang, Xiaofeng Wang, Honghui Jia, Shengli Chang

Proceedings Volume 9233, International Symposium on Photonics and Optoelectronics 2014; 92331G (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2067228
Event: International Symposium on Photonics and Optoelectronics (SOPO 2014), 2014, Suzhou, China

Abstract

Retroreflective free-space optical communication is a new method of optical communication, it is achieved by using a multiple-quantum-well (MQW) modulator as a passive data transmitter. This work analyzes the polarization propagation of light in the MQW modulator, and the corresponding influence to a retroreflective link. Results show that, on the condition that the intensity and incident angle of the incident light remains to be constant, the polarization and intensity of the transmitted light varies markedly; if the polarization of the incident light is carefully considered for a specific MQW modulator, the retroreflective signals can be improved for a retroreflective free-space optical communication link.

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Hongwei Yin, Hailiang Zhang, Xiaofeng Wang, Honghui Jia, and Shengli Chang "Influence of polarization on retroreflective free-space optical communication", Proc. SPIE 9233, International Symposium on Photonics and Optoelectronics 2014, 92331G (21 August 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2067228

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