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20242026
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11 papers

physics.optics2026

Characterising Interleaver Length in a Turbulent Deployed Terrestrial Free-Space Optical Link

Kadir Gümüş, Vincent van Vliet, Menno van den Hout +3

We investigate the correlation between interleaver length and turbulence for a deployed terrestrial free-space optical link spanning 4.6 km. Using 24 hours of measurements, we show…

physics.optics2026

Mitigating Outages in a 4.6-km FSO Link via Mode-Diverse Reception: An Experimentally Validated Digital Twin Approach

Jonas Krimmer, Vincent van Vliet, Menno van den Hout +3

Terrestrial coherent FSO requires mitigating turbulence-induced coupling losses. We experimentally validate a "Digital Twin" channel model against fading statistics from a 4.6-km l…

physics.optics2026

Reducing Turbulence-Induced Outages in a Deployed Terrestrial Free-Space Optical Communication Link via Interleaving

Kadir Gümüş, Vincent van Vliet, Menno van den Hout +3

We present an experimental study of data interleaving for terrestrial free-space optical communication over a 4.6~km urban testbed. Results demonstrate a two-order-of-magnitude red…

physics.optics2026

High-Capacity Urban Terrestrial Free-Space Optical Communication Links at km-Scale

Vincent van Vliet, Menno van den Hout, Eduward Tangdiongga +1

Free-space optical communication links can enable high-capacity wireless connectivity in urban areas. We discuss the feasibility, challenges, and recent developments for high-capac…

eess.SP2026

On Irradiance Distributions for Weakly Turbulent FSO Links: Log-Normal vs. Gamma-Gamma

Carmen Álvarez Roa, Yunus Can Gültekin, Vincent van Vliet +3

Weak turbulence is commonly modeled using the log-normal distribution. Our experimental results show that this distribution fails to capture irradiance fluctuations in this regime.…

physics.optics2026

Coherent Free-Space Optical Communications with Concurrent Turbulence Characterization in a Terrestrial Urban Link

Vincent van Vliet, Menno van den Hout, Kadir Gümüş +2

We present a 19-day joint measurement of optical turbulence and coherent data communications over a 4.6 km urban FSO link, providing empirical insights into turbulence effects on t…