OWLS: A ten-year history in optical wireless links for intra-satellite communications

IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1599-1611

  Arruego, I ^a   Guerrero, H ^a   Rodriguez S ^a   Martinez Oter J ^a   Jimenez J J ^a   Dominguez J A ^a   Martin Ortega A ^a   De Mingo, J R ^a   Rivas, J ^a   Apestigue V ^a   Sanchez J ^a   Iglesias, J ^a   Alvarez M T ^a   Gallego, P ^a   Azcue, J ^a   De Galarreta, C Ruiz ^a   Martin B ^a   Alvarez Herrero A ^a   Diaz Michelena M ^a   Martin I ^a   Tamayo, F R ^a   Reina, M ^a   Gutierrez, M J ^a   Sabau, L ^a   Torres, J ^a   more..

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Optical Communication; Optoelectronic devices; Space technology; Space vehicle communication; Space vehicle electronics; Wireless LAN

Indexed keywords

FRONT END ELECTRONICS; GROUND LEVEL; HIGH RELIABILITY; IN-ORBIT; MASS REDUCTION; OPTICAL WIRELESS LINK; OPTICAL WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY; OTHER APPLICATIONS; PRODUCT ASSURANCE; SPACE ENVIRONMENT; SPACE TECHNOLOGIES; SPACE VEHICLES; UNDERWATER VEHICLES; UNMANNED AIR; WIRELESS APPLICATION; WIRELESS SYSTEMS;

APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES; COMMUNICATION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SPACECRAFT; SUBMERSIBLES; UNMANNED VEHICLES; WATER CRAFT; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN); WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 77950387861     PISSN: 07338716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSAC.2009.091210     Document Type: Article

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