Phased array of phased arrays for free space optical communications

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn 4, Issue , 2003, Pages 1085-1092

  Serati, Steven ^a   Stockley, Jay ^a  

^a BOULDER NONLINEAR SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL SYSTEMS; TURBULENCE;

CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; DISTRIBUTED APERTURES; FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; MECHANICAL STEERING; NATURALLY OCCURRING; PHASED ARRAY OF PHASED ARRAYS; POTENTIAL PROBLEMS; TURBULENCE EFFECT;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 11244259982     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2003.1235111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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