Optical modulating retro-reflectors

Advanced Optical Wireless Communication Systems

Volumn 9780521197878, Issue , 2012, Pages 328-350

  Rabinovich, William ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODULATORS; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; REFLECTION; UNATTENDED SENSORS;

CONTINUOUS WAVE BEAMS; DIFFRACTION-LIMITED BEAMS; ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATORS; FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; HIGH POWER CONSUMPTION; MODULATING RETRO REFLECTORS; OPTICAL WAVELENGTH; TELEOPERATED ROBOTS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84863741077     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511979187.013     Document Type: Chapter

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