Unique properties of solar blind ultraviolet communication systems for unattended ground sensor networks

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5611, Issue , 2004, Pages 244-254

  Reilly, David M ^a   Moriarty, Daniel T ^a   Maynard, John A ^a  

^a BAE SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Covert optical communications; Non line of sight communications; Solar blind ultraviolet communications; Ultraviolet light emitting diodes (UVLEDs); Unattended ground sensors

Indexed keywords

COVERT OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS; NON LINE-OF-SIGHT COMMUNICATIONS; SOLAR BLIND ULTRAVIOLET COMMUNICATIONS; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (UVLED); UNATTENDED GROUND SENSORS;

AEROSOLS; BIT ERROR RATE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; METEOROLOGY; OPTICAL LINKS; PHOTONS; SENSORS; SOLAR RADIATION; TRANSMITTERS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 17644379027     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.582002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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