Estimating optical turbulence effects on free-space laser communication: Modeling and measurements at ARL's A_LOT facility

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5550, Issue , 2004, Pages 247-255

  Oh, Yeonju Han ^a   Ricklin, Jennifer C ^b   Oh, Eun ^c   Doss Hammel, S ^d   Eaton, F D ^e  

^a Technical Research Institute   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Naval Command   (United States)

^e AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Free space laser communication; Optical turbulence model; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

FREE-SPACE LASER COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL TURBULENCE MODEL; SCINTILLOMETERS; URBAN ENVIRONMENT;

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; LASER BEAMS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SCINTILLATION; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TRANSMITTERS;

OPTICAL LINKS;

EID: 14944365614     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.562362     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (2)

1. E. S. Oh, J. C. Ricklin, G. C. Gilbreath, N. J. Vallestero, and F. D. Eaton, "Optical turbulence model for laser propagation and imaging purposes," SPIE Vol. 5160, 25-32 (2003).
2. M. Vorontsov, G. Carhart, M. Banta, T. Weyrauch, J. Gowens and J. Carrano, "Atmospheric laser optics testbed (A_LOT): Atmospheric propagation characterization, beam control, and imaging results", SPIE VOL 5162, 37-48 (2003).