Turbulence-Resilient 2.25-Gbit/s DPSK Self-Coherent Free-Space Optical Communication Link Using Automatic Optoelectronic Mixing of Many Spatial Modes

Runzhou Zhang*, Kaiheng Zou, Xinzhou Su, Yuxiang Duan, Huibin Zhou, Haoqian Song, Hao Song, Amir Minoofar, Nanzhe Hu, Kai Pang, Robert W. Boyd, Moshe Tur, Alan E. Willner

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate a 2.25-Gbit/s DPSK free-space optical link that exhibits resilience to turbulence-induced modal coupling loss. The measured average mixing loss is ~14.6-dB less than a single-mode-fiber-coupled system based on 200 random turbulence realizations.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberSTh2M.4
JournalOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
StatePublished - 2022
EventCLEO: Science and Innovations, S and I 2022 - San Jose, United States
Duration: 15 May 202220 May 2022

Funding

FundersFunder number
Airbus Institute for Engineering Research
Basic Research Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship
Office of Naval ResearchN00014-16-1-2813
Office of Naval Research
Air Force Office of Scientific ResearchFA9453-20-2-0001
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Multidisciplinary University Research InitiativeN00014-20-1-2558
Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative
Defense Security Cooperation Agency4441006051, FA9550-20-1-0152
Defense Security Cooperation Agency

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