Inter-islands optical link tests

Author

Comerón, Adolfo ; Bará, Javier ; Belmonte, Aniceto ; Ruiz, Domingo ; Czichy, Reinhard

Author_Institution

Dept. of Signal Theory & Commun., Polytech. Univ. of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

Volume

2

Issue

5

fYear

1990

fDate

5/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

380

Lastpage

381

Abstract

Free-space optical communication systems between satellites and also between a satellite and a ground station foreseen in Europe in the mid-1990´s require far-field on-ground experimentation prior to launch. To identify possible scenarios for a test site, an atmospheric near-infrared semiconductor laser link was set up between two mountain peaks 143.5 km apart located in two islands in the Canarian Archipelago. The link confirmed the excellent atmospheric conditions of this scenario (low attenuation, turbulence-induced effects below or close to saturation during nighttime) in addition to its high availability.<>

Keywords

atmospheric turbulence; optical links; optical losses; satellite links; semiconductor junction lasers; 143.5 km; Canarian Archipelago; Europe; atmospheric near-IR semiconductor laser link; ground station; islands; low attenuation; mid-1990´s; mountain peaks; nighttime; on-ground experimentation; optical communication systems; optical link tests; satellites; saturation; test site; turbulence-induced effects; Attenuation measurement; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical transmitters; Telescopes; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.54712

Filename

54712