Scintillation effect on intensity modulated laser communication systems-a laboratory demonstration

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 682-692

  Popoola, W O ^a   Ghassemlooy, Z ^a   Lee, C G ^b   Boucouvalas, A C ^c  

^a NCRLabs   (United Kingdom)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atmospheric turbulence; Free space optics; Laser communications

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE PERFORMANCE; FREE SPACE OPTICS; LABORATORY DEMONSTRATIONS; LASER COMMUNICATION; LASER COMMUNICATION LINKS; LASER COMMUNICATIONS; MODULATED LASERS; MODULATION SCHEMES; ON-OFF KEYING; PULSE TIME; SUBCARRIER; SUBCARRIER INTENSITY MODULATION; SYMBOL-DECISION; WEAK TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BINARY PHASE SHIFT KEYING; BIT ERROR RATE; COMMUNICATION; INTEGRATED OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL LINKS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 73249136716     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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