UV communications channel modeling incorporating multiple scattering interactions

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 686-695

  Drost, Robert J ^a   Moore, Terrence J ^a   Sadler, Brian M ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; IMPULSE RESPONSE; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ACCURATE CHANNELS; CHANNEL MODEL; DIFFERENT ORDER; IMPULSE RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; LARGE PARTS; MONTE CARLO; NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT; PATH LOSS; PERFORMANCE PREDICTION; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SCATTERING INTERACTIONS; SIMULATION RESULT; UV COMMUNICATION; UV LEDS;

SCATTERING;

EID: 79958739583     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.28.000686     Document Type: Article

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