Statistical properties of a controllable partially coherent radially and azimuthally polarized rotating elliptical Gaussian optical coherence lattice in anisotropic ocean turbulence

The optical coherent lattice (OCL) with periodic reciprocity has been previously proposed for free-space information transfer and optical communications. Here, a new class of partially coherent radially and azimuthally polarized rotating elliptical Gaussian optical coherent lattice (PCRPREGOCL and PCAPREGOCL) is introduced. Based on the extended Huygens-Fresnel principle and the spatial power spectrum of the anisotropic ocean turbulence, the analytical expressions of the average intensity of the PCRPREGOCL and the PCAPREGOCL through the anisotropic ocean turbulence are obtained. The effects of elliptical coefficients, lattice constants, the number of lattice lobes, wavelengths and anisotropic ocean turbulence parameters on the statistical properties of the PCRPREGOCL and the PCAPREGOCL are studied in detail. It is found that each sub-pattern in the PCRPREGOCL maintains a controllable rotation within a certain distance, which plays an important role in resisting the influence of turbulence. When the propagation distance increases, the PCRPREGOCL and the PCAPREGOCL gradually change from two elliptical Gaussian patterns into a coherent array with periodic reciprocity and eventually evolves into a Gaussian-like pattern. Our work provides new thoughts in applying OCL to overcome turbulence influence in underwater optical communication and underwater laser radar. (C) 2019 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement