• DocumentCode
    399834
  • Title

    Terminal design considerations for multi-gigabit airborne optical networks

  • Author

    Roth, Jeffrey M. ; Mehta, Vineet ; Khatri, Farzana I. ; Freking, William ; Parenti, Ronald ; Keicher, William E.

  • Author_Institution
    Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    27-28 Oct. 2003
  • Firstpage
    13
  • Abstract
    We summarize important physical layer design issues relevant to atmospheric optical link networks. Specific topics include link power budget analyses, optical module design, atmospheric transmission and turbulence, and the use of polarization.
  • Keywords
    optical communication; optical design techniques; optical links; atmospheric optical link networks; atmospheric transmission; atmospheric turbulence; link power budget analyses; multigigabit airborne optical networks; optical module design; polarization; terminal design; Atmospheric modeling; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical losses; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Physical layer;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7888-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251577
  • Filename
    1251577