On the suitability of fiber optic data links in the space radiation environment: A historical and scaling technology perspective

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn 4, Issue , 1998, Pages 421-434

  LaBel, Kenneth A ^a   Marshall, Cheryl J ^b   Marshall, Paul W ^b,c   Luers, Philip J ^a   Reed, Robert A ^a   Ott, Melanie N ^d   Seidleck, Christina M ^e   Andrucyk, Dennis J ^a  

^a NASA Goddard Space Flight Center   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SFA INC   (United States)

^d NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^e HUGHES STX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; FIBER OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; SPACECRAFT;

FIBER OPTIC DATA LINKS; SPACE RADIATION;

OPTICAL LINKS;

EID: 0031621687     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.1998.682209     Document Type: Conference Paper

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