Experimental performance evaluation of non-line-of-sight ultraviolet communication systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6709, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Xu, Zhengyuan ^a   Chen, Gang ^a   Abou Galala, Feras ^a   Leonardi, Michael ^a  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

Non line of sight; Solar blind; Ultraviolet communications; Wavelength diversity

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS; WAVELENGTH;

SOLAR BLINDS; ULTRAVIOLET COMMUNICATIONS; WAVELENGTH DIVERSITY;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 42249112413     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.735183     Document Type: Conference Paper

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