大气激光通信非对称限幅光正交频分复用技术

将一种新的正交频分复用调制技术运用到大气激光通信系统中,分析了采用这种非对称限幅光正交频分复用调制技术的大气激光通信系统在大气湍流信道下的性能.在此基础上,把非对称限幅光正交频分复用调制方案与传统的开关键控及直流偏置光正交频分复用调制方案进行了比较,并在大气湍流信道中进行了仿真.仿真结果表明:非对称限幅光正交频分复用调...     

基于自适应光学补偿的自由空间光通信系统性能研究

自由空间光通信在未来全球通信网中具有潜在的应用价值,然而自由空间光通信的性能易受大气湍流影响,而自适应光学能够解决大气湍流问题.在gamma-gamma分布大气湍流中,用自适应光学技术对自由空间光通信系统进行补偿,进行通信系统误码率的分析,给出了上行链路和下行链路的模拟结果.结果表明:自适应光学误差补偿技术能够很好地提高自由空间光通信的性能,并且低阶自适应光学补偿就能达到很好的校正效果.     

自由空间宽谱部分相干光通信系统

大气湍流对自由空间光通信系统所造成的影响是不可忽略的，为了减弱湍流对空间光通信系统带来的影响，实验搭建了一套通信距离为900 m的真实大气信道宽谱部分相干光通信系统。系统采用皮秒脉冲泵浦高非线性光纤产生超连续谱并滤波得到部分相干宽谱脉冲，对其调制后完成通信。在测试过程中，实验专门设置了一条参考链路，保证了测试环境的一致性。实验结果表明，在中等湍流条件下，系统光强闪烁指数为0.035 8，相比窄线宽通信系统提升了23%，最低探测灵敏度达到了-23.35 dBm，相比窄线宽通信系统提升了42%。与窄线宽激光通信系统相比，宽谱部分相干光通信系统可以明显降低湍流引起的光功率抖动，并提升自由空间光通信系统通信性能。     

On the use of wavelength and time diversity in optical wireless communication systems over gamma–gamma turbulence channels

Optical wireless communication or free space optical systems have gained significant research and commercial attention in recent years due to their cost-effective and license-free high bandwidth access characteristics. However, by using the atmosphere as transmission media, the performance of such a system depends on the atmospheric conditions that exist between transmitter and receiver. Indeed, for an outdoor optical channel link, the existence of atmospheric turbulence may significantly degrade the performance of the associated communication system over distances longer than 1 or even 0.5 km. In order to anticipate this, particular attention has been given to diversity methods. In this work, we consider the use of wavelength and time diversity in wireless optical communication systems that operate under weak to strong atmospheric turbulence conditions modeled by the gamma–gamma distribution, and we derive closed form mathematical expressions for estimating the system's achievable outage probability and average bit error rate. Finally, numerical results referred to common practical cases are also obtained in order to show that wavelength and time diversity schemes enhances considerably these systems’ availability and performance.     

Scintillation effect on intensity modulated laser communication systems—a laboratory demonstration

This paper shows the impact of atmospheric turbulence-induced fading on the symbol decision position in the on-off keying (OOK) and the binary phase shift keying (BPSK) subcarrier intensity modulated (SIM) laser communication link. Weak turbulence is simulated in the laboratory using a chamber equipped with heating elements and fans. We have shown that in atmospheric turbulence, it is advantageous to employ modulation schemes such as pulse time and subcarrier intensity modulations that do not directly impress data on the optical irradiance as is the case with the OOK. For the OOK-modulated laser communication system, atmospheric turbulence imposes complexity on the symbol decision subsystem and by extension places a limit on the achievable bit error rate (BER) performance.     

湍流大气中激光上行和下行传输时相位奇点的演化

利用激光大气传输四维程序数值模拟了激光在湍流大气中上行和下行传输时产生的相位奇点的变化过程。由模拟结果可知,当光束自地面向空中垂直上行传输时,相位奇点数密度随传输高度的变化有一个从无到有、从快速增加到缓慢增加、达到峰值后又减小的过程;湍流越强,畸变光场中产生的相位奇点数密度越大,达到的峰值越高,且达到峰值后减小的幅度也越大,但达到峰值时对应的传输高度越低;当激光自空中某一位置垂直下行传输时,相位奇点数密度随传输距离的增加有一个从无到有、从缓慢增加到快速增加且在接近地平面处急剧增加的过程。另外,通过对模拟结果的曲线拟合发现,激光在湍流大气中上行传输时产生的相位奇点数密度与传输高度的关系符合黑体辐射公式;当激光在湍流大气中下行传输时,相位奇点数密度随传输距离的增加呈指数增加。     

Generation of infinitely long phase screens for modeling of optical wave propagation in atmospheric turbulence

Numerical modeling of optical wave propagation in atmospheric turbulence is traditionally performed by using the so-called 'split'-operator method, where the influence of the propagation medium's refractive index inhomogeneities is accounted for only within a set of infinitely narrow phase distorting layers (phase screens). These phase screens are generated on a numerical grid of finite size, which corresponds to a rather narrow slice (spatial area) of atmospheric turbulence. In several important applications including laser target tracking, remote sensing, adaptive optics, and atmospheric imaging, optical system performance depends on atmospheric turbulence within an extended area that significantly exceeds the area associated with the numerical grid.

In this paper we discuss methods that allow the generation of a family of long (including infinitely long) phase screens representing an extended (in one direction) area of atmospheric turbulence-induced phase distortions. This technique also allows the generation of long phase screens with spatially inhomogeneous statistical characteristics.     

双向大气信道激光传输的信道互易性研究

在大气信道激光传输中,大气湍流对系统性能会产生较大影响,主要体现为降低传输速率和增加误码率。在具有信道互易性的双向激光传输链路中,两终端光斑信号强度的变化相关,可以在终端提取信道状态信息,以对信道影响进行补偿,从而提高传输速率。本文首先在弱湍流条件下,根据Rytov近似理论推导了平面波双向传输链路接收到的光斑信号的相关系数与传输路径的关系,并给出解析式。结果表明,两终端接收的光斑信号的光通量具有相关性,且相关系数与传输路径有关。进一步搭建了双向收发共轴激光传输系统,并进行了外场试验,试验结果不仅验证了双向大气信道激光传输链路具有互易性,且两接收端光斑信号光强的实时变化趋势相同。本文结论对实现大气信道高速率、低误码率激光传输具有重要意义。     

大气湍流对空间激光通信跟踪系统的影响

基于大气信道内的空间激光通信演示验证实验,对系统光斑跟踪精度的影响因素进行了分析,研究了大气湍流对光斑跟踪精度的影响,建立了光斑质心检测模型,设计了一套信标光光斑粗精复合跟踪系统.搭建了室内测试实验系统,完成了大气湍流对光斑跟踪精度影响的测量,结果表明在中弱湍流时,跟踪精度随湍流增大有近似线性关系,系统整体跟踪精度在5~15μrad之间,可较好地完成光斑跟踪功能.在野外环境开展的飞机-飞机激光通信演示实验中,对伺服系统的跟踪性能及跟踪精度进行实际测量,整体跟踪精度不大于15μrad,与室内实验测试系统基本一致.     

光纤激光阵列目标在回路自适应光学系统的数值模拟

研究了光纤激光阵列目标在回路自适应光学系统在实际大气环境中的传输.从光纤激光阵列、激光在大气中的传输、目标和优化算法四个方面,建立了光纤激光阵列目标在回路自适应光学系统的理论模型.在不同强度大气湍流下,对系统补偿大气湍流影响的效果进行了研究,并对系统控制参数优化进行了简单探讨.结果表明,目标在回路闭环控制结构能够有效补...     

大气信道对空-地光通信的影响分析

大气随机信道对激光传输性能的影响是制约空-地激光通信的重要因素之一，因此开展对大气信道的研究对实现空-地激光通信具有非常重要的意义。对激光在大气中传输特性的研究，有助于了解激光通过大气信道传输时所产生变化的特征、规律和在空-地激光通信系统设计中寻找到合理的解决方案并很好地修正、补偿其对通信链路的影响。本文对激光在大气信道中的基本传输特性及大气随机信道对激光通信的影响进行了研究，同时提出了一些相应的解决途径。     

Analysis of marine atmospheric turbulence effects on infrared imaging system by angle of arrival fluctuations

For the long-range infrared imaging system, the marine atmospheric turbulence degrades seriously the probability of object recognition and tracking. In this study, the angle of arrival fluctuations of an optical wave, which describes the distortion effects of marine atmospheric turbulence on an infrared optical imaging system, is investigated in detail both analytically and numerically. Analytic expressions of the angle of arrival fluctuations are derived for optical plane and spherical waves propagating through weak marine atmospheric turbulence with horizontal path, and they consider simultaneously finite turbulence inner scale, turbulence outer scale, wavelength, and aperture diameters. Numerical calculations are conducted to analyze the influence of marine weak turbulence on the infrared imaging. The results are useful for understanding the potential impact of deviations from the terrestrial turbulence.     

Wander of a Gaussian-Beam Wave Propagated Through a Non-Kolmogorov Turbulent Atmosphere

Both increasing experimental evidence and some results of theoretical investigation have shown that there exist two kinds of turbulence in the aerosphere, Kolmogorov and non-Kolmogorov turbulence. Thus, it is necessary to improve the theory of optical wave propagation through atmospheric turbulence, namely, study the laser-beam propagation in non-Kolmogorov turbulence, before analyzing the joint influence of the Kolmogorov turbulence and non-Kolmogorov one on satellite laser communication. The beam wander will lead to the performance degradation of satellite laser communication systems and exert an influence on the achievement and stability of its links. In this paper, we consider a theoretical power spectrum of refractive-index fluctuations with a generalized power law in order to derive the variance of Gaussian-beam wave wander in weak turbulence for a horizonal path and analyze the influence of spectral power-law variations on the beam wander. We show that the expression for the beam-wander variance is of concise closed form and independent of the optical wavelength.     

Quantum-correlation-based free-space optical link with an active reflector

We present a quantum-correlation-based free-space optical(FSO) link over 250 m using an outdoor active reflector 125 m from the transceiver station. The performance of free-space optical communication can be significantly degraded by atmospheric turbulence effects, such as beam wander and signal fluctuations. We used a 660 nm tracking laser to reduce atmospheric effects, by analyzing the fast beam wander and slow temporal beam drift, using this information to correct the quantum channel alignment of the 810 nm signal photons. In this work, the active reflector consisted of a mirror, a 6-axis hexapod stage, and a long-range wireless bridge. The slow drift of the beam path due to outdoor temperature changes was steered and controlled using wireless optical feedback between the receiver units and the active reflector. Our work provides useful knowledge for improved control of beam paths in outdoor conditions, which can be developed to ensure high quality quantum information transfer in real-world scenarios, such as an unmanned FSO link for urban quantum communication or retro-reflective quantum communication links.     

Performance Analysis and Relay Location Research of OFDM Free-Space Optical Communication Systems Under Moderate and Strong Turbulence

In this paper, based on the Gamma–Gamma channel model for describing moderate and strong atmospheric turbulence, we study the relay location of serial decode-and-forward relay systems and parallel decode-and-forward relay systems in free-space optical (FSO) communication. According to the orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing modulation (OFDM) and coherent detection demodulation technology, we develop a novel statistical fading channel model for relay FSO systems by incorporating the atmospheric turbulence, pointing errors, and path loss effects. Based on this channel model, we derive the closed-form expression of the outage probability in the FSO serial relay system and parallel relay system, using the Meijer G-function. The serial decode-and-forward relay system with different relay locations and parallel decode-and-forward relay system, which consider different number of links and different relay locations, are simulation analyzed under moderate and strong atmospheric turbulence. The performance of serial relay systems and parallel relay systems in free-space optical communication can be improved by optimizing the relay location.     

Strong intensity variations of laser feedback interferometer caused by atmospheric turbulence

The significant variation of the laser output can be caused by feedback of a small part of laser beam, which is reflected or backscattered by a target at a long distance from laser source, into the laser cavity. This paper describes and analyzes theoretically and experimentally the influence of atmospheric turbulence on interference caused by laser feedback. The influence depends upon both the energy of feedback into the laser cavity and the strength of turbulence over a laser propagation path in the atmosphere. In the case of stronger energy of feedback and weak turbulence variance of fluctuation of the laser output can be enhanced by hundreds to thousands times. From our measurements and theoretical analysis it shows that these significant enhancements can result from the change of laser-cavity-modes which can be stimulated simultaneously and from beat oscillations between a variety of frequencies of laser modes. This also can result from optical chaos inside the laser resonator because a non-separabl     

双孔差分闪烁法测量大气湍流的理论与实验研究

根据cross-path理论, 推导出弱起伏条件下差分孔径光强起伏结构函数的精确表达式, 以此为依据, 从理论上提出测量大气湍流强度的双孔差分闪烁法. 在Kolmogorov湍流谱条件下, 分析了信标光直径和信标光高度对该方法中路径权重函数的影响. 在近地面开展了2 km路径的水平光单程传输实验, 将双孔差分闪烁法和单孔闪烁法的测量结果进行了对比. 实验结果表明: 在不同的天气条件和大气湍流状况下, 两种方法测量的折射率结构常数具有高度的一致性; 通过对折射率结构常数积分得到的球面波大气相干长度进行相关性分析, 发现两者的线性相关系数达0.96; 由此验证了双孔差分闪烁法的可行性和有效性. 该方法能够分离出主动信标双程传输的后向闪烁信息, 为主动信标准确探测大气湍流提供了一种新方法.     

Chaotic free-space laser communication over a turbulent channel

The dynamics of errors caused by atmospheric turbulence in a self-synchronizing chaos-based communication system that stably transmits information over an approximately 5 km free-space laser link is studied experimentally. Binary information is transmitted using a chaotic sequence of short-term pulses as a carrier. The information signal slightly shifts the chaotic time position of each pulse depending on the information bit. We report the results of an experimental analysis of the atmospheric turbulence in the channel and the impact of turbulence on the bit-error-rate performance of this chaos-based communication system.     

Effects of inner and outer scale on the modulation transfer function for a Gaussian wave propagating through anisotropic non-Kolmogorov turbulence

Both experimental results and empirical research have shown that the atmospheric turbulence can present the anisotropic property not only at a few meters above the ground but also at high altitudes of up to several kilometers. This paper investigates the modulation transfer function of a Gaussian beam propagating along a horizontal path in weak anisotropic non-Kolmogorov turbulence. Mathematical expressions are obtained based on the generalized exponential spectrum for anisotropic turbulence, which includes the spectral power law value, the finite inner and outer scales of turbulence, the anisotropic factor, and other essential optical parameters of the Gaussian beam. The numerical results indicate that the atmospheric turbulence would produce less negative effects on the wireless optical communication system with an increase in the anisotropic factor.     

自适应光学湍流校正影响因素分析

本文讨论了激光发射自适应光学湍流校正系统的校正效果判据,并以大系统调制传递函数(MTF)为判据,通过计算机模拟计算,分析了湍流校正效果与激光发射系统的参数和大气湍流条件之间的关系。