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1Department of Physics and Optical Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina 28223, USA. ygu4@uncc.edu
Abstract:
The transverse position of an optical vortex on propagation through atmospheric turbulence is studied. The probability density of the optical vortex position on a transverse plane in the atmosphere is formulated in weak turbulence by using the Born approximation. With these formulas, the effect of aperture averaging on topological charge detection is investigated. These results provide quantitative guidelines for the design of an optimal detector of topological charge, which has potential application in optical vortex communication systems.
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