Modulating retro-reflector lasercom systems at the naval research laboratory

Proceedings - IEEE Military Communications Conference MILCOM

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1601-1606

  Goetz, Peter G ^a   Rabinovich, William S ^a   Mahon, Rita ^a   Murphy, James L ^a   Ferraro, Mike S ^a   Suite, Michele R ^a   Smith, Walter R ^a   Xu, Ben B ^a   Burris, Harris R ^a   Moore, Christopher I ^a   Schultz, Warren W ^a   Mathieu, Barry M ^b   Hacker, Kurt ^c   Reese, Shad ^c   Freeman, Wade T ^d   Frawley, Steve ^d   Colbert, Michael ^d  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Barry Design LLC   (United States)

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

^d Smart Logic Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne technologies; Anti jamming techniques; CREW; Free space optical; Frequency allocation; Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; Lasercom; LPI LPD techniques; Modulating retroreflector; Packbot; Unmanned aerial vehicles

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGY; ANTI-JAMMING; CREW; FREE-SPACE OPTICAL; INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE; LASERCOM; LPI/LPD TECHNIQUES; MODULATING RETROREFLECTOR; PACKBOT;

COMMUNICATION; FREQUENCY ALLOCATION; JAMMING; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; RESEARCH; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SECURITY SYSTEMS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 79951659636     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MILCOM.2010.5680205     Document Type: Conference Paper

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