Characterization of data transmission through a maritime free-space optical channel with a custom bit error rate tester

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7700, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Sluz, Joseph E ^a   Riggins II, James ^a   Juarez, Juan C ^a   Sova, Raymond M ^a   Young, David W ^a   Nelson, Charles ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bit error rate measurement; Fading channel; Free space optical communications

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE MEASUREMENTS; BIT ERROR RATE TESTERS; BIT LEVEL; DATA LINK; DIGITAL SIGNALS; ERROR DETECTORS; FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; FREE-SPACE OPTICAL; LINK DYNAMICS; LINK PERFORMANCE; OPTICAL CHANNELS; OVERALL DESIGN; PACKET-BASED TRANSMISSION; SYNC PULSE; SYNCHRONIZATION PARAMETERS; SYSTEM SENSITIVITY; TURBULENCE EFFECT;

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ERROR STATISTICS; FADING CHANNELS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

BIT ERROR RATE;

EID: 79951655412     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.852642     Document Type: Conference Paper

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