Progress in development of multiple-quantum-well retromodulators for free-space data links

Optical Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1611-1617

  Gilbreath, G Charmaine ^a   Stell, Mena ^b   Mahon, Rita ^c   Goetz, Peter G ^a   Oh, Eun ^a   Vasquez, John A ^a   Cochrell, Kerry ^d   Lucke, Robert L ^a   Mozersky, Sharon ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH SUPPORT INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

^c TITAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^d ITT INDUSTRIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat's eye retromodulator; Free space optical communications; Modulating retroreflectors; Multiple quantum well retromodulators; Retromodulators

Indexed keywords

COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE COMPRESSION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SHUTTERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; UNMANNED VEHICLES; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

CAT EYE RETROMODULATOR; FREE-SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; MULTIPLE-QUANTUM WELL RETROMODULATORS; TRANSFERENCE; WAVELET COMPRESSION;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0043200996     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1572155     Document Type: Article

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