First published 10/2/2026, 8:17:15 PM · Last updated 10/2/2026, 8:17:15 PM

Use of a partially coherent transmitter beam to improve the statistics of received power in a free-space optical communication system: theory and experimental results

Journal article presenting theory and experimental results on using a partially coherent transmitter beam to improve received power statistics in a free-space optical communication system. Publisher listed as SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering; no further details were included in the supplied excerpt.

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Categories: science-and-space, technology

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Improving received power statistics could enhance performance of free-space optical communication links.

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Use of a partially coherent transmitter beam to improve the statistics of received power in a free-space optical communication system: theory and experimental results

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