Field testing and evaluation of a solar-blind UV communication link for unattended ground sensors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5417, Issue , 2004, Pages 250-261

  Shaw, Gary A ^a   Siegel, Andrew M ^a   Model, Joshua ^a   Nischan, Melissa ^a  

^a MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Non line of sight communication; Optical communication; Sensor network; Solar blind; Ultraviolet LED

Indexed keywords

DATA CODING; NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT COMMUNICATION; SENSOR NETWORKS; SOLAR-BLIND; ULTRAVIOLET LED;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PHOTODIODES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; ULTRAVIOLET DEVICES;

TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS;

EID: 10044256514     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.543152     Document Type: Conference Paper

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