Experimental verification of optical backhaul links for high-altitude platform networks: Atmospheric turbulence and downlink availability

International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 501-528

  Horwath, Joachim ^a   Perlot, Nicolas ^a   Knapek, Markus ^a   Moll, Florian ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Optical downlink availability; Stratospheric optical payload experiment; Turbulence effects

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; SCINTILLATION; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; WAVELENGTH;

HIGH-ALTITUDE PLATFORMS (HAP); OPTICAL DOWNLINK AVAILABILITY; STRATOSPHERIC OPTICAL PAYLOAD EXPERIMENT; TURBULENCE EFFECTS; WAVEFRONT DISTORTIONS;

OPTICAL LINKS;

EID: 35248860318     PISSN: 15420973     EISSN: 15420981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sat.888     Document Type: Conference Paper

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