Laser beam propagating through the atmosphere is distorted by atmospheric turbulence and platform vibrations, leading
to the reduction of received signals, beam pointing error, and bit-error rate (BER) degradation. Mathematical models of
atmosphere and platform vibrations were developed simultaneously to simulate the actual laser communication. A
realistic wavefront distortion generated by the Kolmogorov spectrum and McGlamery algorithm was applied with a
liquid crystal spatial light modulator (SLM). A disturbance signal implemented by a two-dimensional piezoelectric
steering mirror is applied to represent the platform jitter. Experimental results demonstrate how signal to noise ratio
(SNR), BER and pointing error change with the increase of atmospheric turbulence strength and vibration spectrum
bandwidth. This paper presents the modeling and measurement of effects of atmospheric turbulence and platform jitter.
The distortion compensation and tracking techniques can be tested based on the system.
Packaging of electronic and photonic components requires high accuracy, which has to be preserved not only in the
process of manufacturing, but also in the process of operation. Therefore, products that are built using microelectronic
components are subjected to extensive reliability testing. Shifts in alignment, both linear and rotational, could occur with
time or simply because of the temperature variations and the associated expansion/contraction of the materials.
Identifying where these problems occur and obtaining quantitative results with sub-micron accuracy could potentially be
achieved by photometric measurements. Unfortunately, many conventional techniques are virtually useless when
measurements are performed on diffuse objects, such as photonic packages. These limitations can be avoided using
holography, which facilitates recording and reconstruction of the optical waves reflected from any surface. In the process
of reconstruction it is possible to reproduce not only the amplitude of the reflected wave, but also its phase distribution,
which carries information about the distance to each point illuminated with light. An optical technique developed by our
group and presented in this paper is based on holographic interferometry. The main goal is to make this technique
suitable for reliability testing, which provides vital information for modifications in the design or the packaging process.
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