Effects of fog on the bit–error rate of a free–space laser communication system

Applied Optics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 424-431

  Strickland, Brian R ^a   Lavan, Michael J ^a   Woodbridge, Eric ^b   Chan, Victor ^c  

^a U S ARMY SPACE AND MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND   (United States)

^b TREX ENTERPRISES CORPORATION   (United States)

^c AstroTerra Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; BANDWIDTH; BIT ERROR RATE; FOG; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; SCINTILLATION; VISIBILITY;

FREE SPACE LASER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; LASERCOM TRANSCEIVERS; LONG PATH VISIBILITY TRANSMISSOMETER;

OPTICAL LINKS;

EID: 0033585198     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.38.000424     Document Type: Article

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