Title :
2.5 Gbit/s free space optical link over 4.4 km
Author :
Nykolak, G. ; Szajowski, P.F. ; Tourgee, G. ; Presby, H.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., Whippany, NJ, USA
fDate :
4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new record in terrestrial free space optical transmission, 2.5 Gbit/s (single channel) over a 4.4 km range is reported. Optical data are transmitted over a horizontal path through the atmosphere, error free, using a specially designed optical telescope-transceiver, a conventional 1550 nm laser transmitter, 2.5 Gbit/s receiver/regenerator and a high power optical amplifier
Keywords :
digital communication; error statistics; laser beam applications; optical links; 1550 nm; 2.5 Gbit/s; 4.4 km; BER; atmospheric horizontal path; bit error rate; error free transmission; high power optical amplifier; laser transmitter; optical telescope-transceiver; receiver/regenerator; terrestrial free space optical transmission;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990377
