Effects of the atmospheric channel on free-space laser communications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5892, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-16

  Majumdar, Arun K ^a   Ricklin, Jennifer C ^b  

^a LCResearch Inc   (United States)

^b DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE-SPACE LASER COMMUNICATION; MOLECULAR ABSORPTION; SIGNAL GAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); LASER BEAMS; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL ENGINEERING;

OPTICAL LINKS;

EID: 29344442320     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.617922     Document Type: Conference Paper

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