Experimental Investigation Of The Influence Of Tracking Errors On The Performance Of Free-Space Laser Links

A. F. Popescu; P. Huber; W. Reiland

doi:10.1117/12.976554

2 May 1988 Experimental Investigation Of The Influence Of Tracking Errors On The Performance Of Free-Space Laser Links

A. F. Popescu, P. Huber, W. Reiland

Proceedings Volume 0885, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.976554
Event: 1988 Los Angeles Symposium: O-E/LASE '88, 1988, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A model is described for analyzing the burst error probability and the tracking error statistics of two mutally tracking optical transceivers. The calculations are based on the tracking error statistics of a single "non-coupled" transceiver. It is shown that, for mutually tracking transceivers, the tracking error statistics are different to the non-coupled case, leading to an increase of the burst error probability. A testbed configuration is proposed for the experimental evaluation of both the tracking and data channel performance. Preliminary experimental results on the tracking error statistics of a coupled two-transceiver system show good agreement with the calculations.

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A. F. Popescu, P. Huber, and W. Reiland "Experimental Investigation Of The Influence Of Tracking Errors On The Performance Of Free-Space Laser Links", Proc. SPIE 0885, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies, (2 May 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.976554

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