Tailoring partially coherent OAM beams for atmospheric propagation

Abstract

The overall goal will be to develop effective eigensets of partially coherent optical-laser vortex beams that can be used for a given atmospheric channel, with Orbital Angular Momentum modes as distinguishable and separable at the detector as possible. The studies of simple mode combinations will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the model partially coherent beams currently in use. The optimization process will ideally give insight as to the longest propagation distances over which vortices may be reliably used in applications.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Mar 07, 2023
Source ID
FA95502110171

Entities

People

  • Greg Gbur

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • United States Air Force
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space