Link Performance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Retro-Modulating Optical Communication System Under Weak Turbulence Condition

Yang Chen; Shanghong Zhao; Jing Zhao; Xiang Wang

doi:10.3788/LOP56.060101

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