Title :
Terminal design considerations for multi-gigabit airborne optical networks
Author :
Roth, Jeffrey M. ; Mehta, Vineet ; Khatri, Farzana I. ; Freking, William ; Parenti, Ronald ; Keicher, William E.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
We summarize important physical layer design issues relevant to atmospheric optical link networks. Specific topics include link power budget analyses, optical module design, atmospheric transmission and turbulence, and the use of polarization.
Keywords :
optical communication; optical design techniques; optical links; atmospheric optical link networks; atmospheric transmission; atmospheric turbulence; link power budget analyses; multigigabit airborne optical networks; optical module design; polarization; terminal design; Atmospheric modeling; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical losses; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Physical layer;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251577
