Performance limitation of laser satellite communication due to vibrations and atmospheric turbulence: Down-link scenario

International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 561-573

  Arnon, S ^a   Kopeika, N S ^a   Kedar, D ^a   Zilberman, A ^a   Arbel, Dan ^a   Livne, A ^b   Guelman, M ^b   Orenstain, M ^b   Michalik, H ^c   Ginati, A ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c HOCHSCHULE BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric turbulence; Optical communication; Pointing jitter; Wireless communication

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BIT ERROR RATE; JITTER; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PROBABILITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SATELLITE LINKS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

BIT ERROR PROBABILITY (BEP); BROADBAND LASER INTER-SATELLITE LINK (BLISL);

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0346055418     PISSN: 15420973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sat.769     Document Type: Article

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