Secure optical communication system utilizing deformable MEMS mirrors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7209, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ziph Schatzberg, Leah ^a   Bifano, Thomas ^a,b   Cornelissen, Steven ^b   Stewart, Jason ^b   Bleier, Zvi ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON MICROMACHINES CORPORATION   (United States)

^c PLX Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Line of sight communication; MEMS deformable mirror; Optical communication; Retro reflector

Indexed keywords

1550 NM; AUDIO SIGNAL; COMMUNICATION NODES; COMPLETE SYSTEM; DATA RETRIEVAL; FREE SPACE; FUNCTIONAL PROTOTYPES; LINE OF SIGHT COMMUNICATION; LINE OF SIGHT COMMUNICATIONS; LOW COSTS; LOW POWER; MEMS DEFORMABLE MIRROR; MEMS MIRRORS; OPTICAL CHANNELS; OPTICAL SIGHTS; REMOTE SENSORS; RETRO-REFLECTOR; RETURN SIGNALS; SECURE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SYSTEM DESIGN; TEMPORAL MODULATIONS; VOICE COMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DEFORMATION; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MIRRORS; OPTICAL SENSORS; PHOTONICS; REFLECTION; REMOTE SENSING; TRANSCEIVERS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 67649221746     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.812145     Document Type: Conference Paper

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