FSO systems: Rain, drizzle, fog and haze attenuation at different optical windows propagation

SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 563-568

  Colvero, C P ^a   Cordeiro, M C R ^b   Von Der Weid, J P ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atmospheric measurements; Attenuation; Infrared communication; Optical beams; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Rain

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FIBER OPTICS; MICROWAVES; PHOTONICS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; TIME MEASUREMENT; WINDOWS;

ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS; ATTENUATION; INFRARED COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL BEAMS; OPTICAL PROPAGATION; OPTICAL SCATTERING;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 50449101543     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMOC.2007.4404328     Document Type: Conference Paper

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