Title :
Free-space optical data transmission for military and civil applications: A company report on technical solutions and market investigation
Author :
Haan, Hubertus ; Tausendfreund, Marco
Author_Institution :
Cassidian Optronics GmbH, Oberkochen, Germany
Abstract :
Cassidian Optronics develops electro-optical systems for military and space applications. FSO optical communication terminals were developed and successfully tested in military scenarios. Additionally the military and commercial telecommunication market was investigated with the question, if FSO has a chance to develop from the niche market towards a valuable solution to solve the future needs. The results of this investigation are presented.
Keywords :
data communication; military communication; optical communication; optical links; Cassidian optronics; FSO optical communication terminal; civil application; commercial telecommunication market; electro-optical system; free-space optical data transmission; market investigation; military application; Bandwidth; Computer architecture; Military communication; Optical fiber communication; Radio frequency; Wireless communication; FSO; military communication;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2013 15th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cartagena
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2013.6602804
