DocumentCode
2342083
Title
Ultraviolet comm links for distributed sensor networks
Author
Shaw, Gary A. ; Siegel, Andrew M. ; Model, Joshua
Author_Institution
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
fYear
2005
fDate
25-27 July 2005
Firstpage
39
Lastpage
40
Abstract
Free-space ultraviolet communication exploits atmospheric scattering and absorption to achieve modest data rates with non-line-of-sight transmit-receive geometries. We introduce the ultraviolet communication concept and report on test bed measurements made outdoors in full daylight.
Keywords
light absorption; light scattering; optical links; wireless sensor networks; atmospheric absorption; atmospheric scattering; distributed sensor networks; free-space ultraviolet communication; nonline-of-sight transmit-receive geometries; test bed measurements; ultraviolet comm links; Detectors; Gases; Light emitting diodes; Light scattering; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Solar power generation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
ISSN
1099-4742
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8981-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1527982
Filename
1527982
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