Influence of Atmospheric Turbulence and Pointing Error on Bit Error Rate of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Laser Communication

Hanling Tang; Yongjun Li; Yi Li; Shanghong Zhao

doi:10.3788/LOP202259.1306002

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