Free-space optical communications

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4750-4762

  Chan, Vincent W S ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Free space optical networking; Multiple access optical channel; Satellite networks; Space optical communications; Turbulent atmospheric optical channel

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL LINKS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

COHERENT SYSTEMS; FREE-SPACE OPTICAL NETWORKING; MULTIPLE-ACCESS OPTICAL CHANNEL; SATELLITE NETWORKS; SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS; TURBULENT ATMOSPHERIC OPTICAL CHANNEL;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS;

EID: 33847685166     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.885252     Document Type: Article

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