Performance of Cat's eye modulating retro-reflectors for free-space optical communications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5550, Issue , 2004, Pages 104-114

  Rabinovich, W S ^a   Goetz, P G ^a   Mahon, R ^a   Swingen, L ^a   Murphy, J ^a   Gilbreath, G C ^a   Binari, S ^a   Waluschka, E ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat's eye; Free space optical communication; Modulating retro reflector; Quantum well modulator; Retromodulator

Indexed keywords

CAT'S EYE; FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; MODULATING RETRO-REFLECTORS; QUANTUM WELL MODULATORS; RETROMODULATORS;

DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; LIGHT MODULATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MIRRORS; OPTICAL LINKS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 14944362636     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.561604     Document Type: Conference Paper

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