Title :
On the relation between atmospheric visibility and the drop size distribution of fog for FSO link planning
Author :
Grabner, M. ; Kvicera, V.
Author_Institution :
Czech Metrol. Inst., Prague, Czech Republic
Abstract :
Based on the Mie scattering theory and estimated drop size distribution, dependence between atmospheric visibility, microphysical parameters of fog and specific attenuation is studied. The measured and calculated attenuation is compared.
Keywords :
Mie scattering; atmospheric light propagation; drops; fog; optical links; FSO links; Mie scattering; atmospheric visibility; attenuation; drop size distribution; fog; free space optic link; microphysical parameters; Atmospheric measurements; Attenuation measurement; Electromagnetic scattering; Laser beams; Microwave propagation; Mie scattering; Optical attenuators; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
