Effects of Adaptive Optics on Performance of Laser Satellite Communications
Muhsin Caner Gökçe (TED University (TEDU), TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
Rudolf Saathof (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
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Abstract
We investigate Gaussian beam propagation from the ground to a LEO satellite, analyzing beam footprint, Strehl ratio, scintillation index, and bit-error rate under atmospheric turbulence with adaptive optics (AO) applied at the transmitter.