DocumentCode
802246
Title
Ultraviolet radios beam to life
Author
Adee, Sally
Volume
46
Issue
5
fYear
2009
fDate
5/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
18
Lastpage
18
Abstract
The U.S. military has been chasing ultraviolet (UV) communication for decades. Now researchers say radios that communicate using UV light are finally within reach. Working with the Army Research Lab (ARL) in Adelphi, Md., these researchers are mapping out the steps needed to commercialize UV radios. They¿ve reached the last piece of the puzzle: untangling the poorly understood, extraordinarily complex way ultraviolet light scatters. If they can do that, they will have unlocked the secret to a new form of non-line-of-sight communication.
Keywords
Amorphous materials; Batteries; Electrodes; Genetic engineering; Iron; Light scattering; Microorganisms; Military communication; Radio transmitters; Viruses (medical);
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2009.4907376
Filename
4907376
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