Large area adaptive avalanche photodetector arrays for free-space optical communication

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7091, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Ferraro, Mike S ^a   Freeman, Wade T ^b   Mahon, Rita ^a   Murphy, James L ^a   Goetz, Peter G ^a   Colbert, Michael ^b   Rabinovich, William S ^a   Burris, Harris R ^a   Moore, Christopher I ^a   Clark, William R ^c   Waters, William D ^c  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Smart Logic Inc   (United States)

^c OPTOGRATION INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric turbulence; Avalanche photodiode; Free space laser communication

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE; DESIGN REQUIREMENTS; FAST SWITCHING; FIELD TESTING; FOUR-CHANNEL; FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FREE SPACES; FREE-SPACE LASER COMMUNICATION; FREE-SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; HIGH SENSITIVITIES; HIGH SPEEDS; LASER COMMUNICATIONS; LASER POWERING; PHOTO DETECTOR ARRAYS; SIGNAL RESPONSE; TRANS-IMPEDANCE AMPLIFIER;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES); COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; LASERS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONICS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SNOW; TELECOMMUNICATION; TURBULENCE;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 52349098718     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.798915     Document Type: Conference Paper

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