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Spatial and temporal effects of atmospheric clouds due to multiple scattering on laser communication links-a Monte Carlo simulation
M. Mukunda Rao
Published in
1998
Volume: 3211
   
Pages: 586 - 591
Abstract
In earth-satellite-earth laser communication links,laser beam passes through the earth's atmosphere which occasionally contains clouds. The important distortion effects imposed by clouds in the atmosphere are temporal broadening of the signal and attenuation due to multiple scattering. Multiple scattering problem arises when light propagates through an optically thick clouds hence the photons encounter a number of scatterers before emerging from the medium. In the present work, Monte Carlo simulation is used to show the trajectory of photons (rays) in the medium and interaction between the particles and laser beam.Results show that the output beam is spread over time and space depending on the random nature of the medium.
About the journal
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
ISSN0277786X
Open AccessNo
Concepts (19)
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    Clouds
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    Earth atmosphere
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    Lasers
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    Light
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    Monte carlo methods
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    MULTIPLE SCATTERING
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    Optical materials
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    Optoelectronic devices
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    Photonics
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    Photons
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    Scattering
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    DISTORTION EFFECTS
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    EARTH'S ATMOSPHERES
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    LASER COMMUNICATION LINKS
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    Monte carlo simulations
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    OUTPUT BEAMS
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    TEMPORAL BROADENING
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    TEMPORAL EFFECTS
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    Laser beam effects