Free-space optical data link to a small robot using modulating retroreflectors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7464, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Rabinovich, William S ^a   Murphy, James L ^a   Suite, Michele ^a   Ferraro, Mike ^a   Mahon, Rita ^a   Goetz, Peter ^a   Hacker, Kurt ^b   Freeman, Wade ^c   Saint Georges, Eric ^d   Uecke, Stan ^d   Sender, John ^d  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division   (United States)

^c Smart Logic Inc   (United States)

^d NovaSol Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Free Space Optical Communication; Laser communication; Modulating Retro reflector; Robot; Wireless Ethernet

Indexed keywords

DESIGN ISSUES; ETHERNET LINK; FIELD OF VIEWS; FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; FREE-SPACE OPTICAL; HIGH BANDWIDTH COMMUNICATION; LASER COMMUNICATION; LINE OF SIGHT; MODULATING RETRO-REFLECTOR; MODULATING RETROREFLECTORS; POINTING ACCURACY; POINTING AND TRACKING; RADIO FREQUENCY LINKS; RF LINKS; RF NOISE; SMALL ROBOTS; WIRELESS ETHERNET;

ANTENNAS; COMMUNICATION; ETHERNET; LASERS; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL LINKS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTONICS; RADIO LINKS; REFLECTION; ROBOTS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 70350146688     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.828869     Document Type: Conference Paper

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