Title :
Mitigation of scintillation noise in a 32-km maritime path
Author :
Grant, Kenneth J. ; Moore, Christopher I. ; Burris, Harris R., Jr. ; Mahon, Rita ; Wasiczko, Linda ; Rabinovich, William ; Swingen, Lee ; Ferraro, Mike ; Suite, Michelle ; Stell, Mena ; Gilbreath, Charmaine ; Clare, Bradley A. ; Corbett, Kerry A.
Author_Institution :
Intell., Surveillance & Reconnaissance Div., Defence Sci. &Technol. Organ., Edinburgh, SA
Abstract :
We present a technique to correct for atmospheric scintillation noise in free space optical communications. Co-channel noise is removed by common mode rejection, where each channel is transmitted on separate, but closely spaced, wavelengths.
Keywords :
cochannel interference; optical communication; optical noise; atmospheric scintillation noise; co-channel noise; common mode rejection; distance 32 km; free space optical communications; scintillation noise mitigation; Additive noise; Atmospheric waves; Australia; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Low-frequency noise; Noise figure; Optical noise; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628532
