Update on 4x2.5-Gb/s 4.4-km free-space optical communications link: availability and scintillation performance

Gerald Nykolak; Paul F. Szajowski; Dennis M. Romain; G. E. Tourgee; Herman M. Presby; James J. Auborn

doi:10.1117/12.372818

13 December 1999 Update on 4x2.5-Gb/s 4.4-km free-space optical communications link: availability and scintillation performance

Gerald Nykolak, Paul F. Szajowski, Dennis M. Romain, G. E. Tourgee, Herman M. Presby, James J. Auborn

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Proceedings Volume 3850, Optical Wireless Communications II; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.372818
Event: Photonics East '99, 1999, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

We present new performance results for a multi-gigabit terrestrial free-space laser communications system. The measured laser communication link performance parameters include: link bit-error-rate, received optical power, scintillation characteristics and atmospheric visibility.

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Gerald Nykolak, Paul F. Szajowski, Dennis M. Romain, G. E. Tourgee, Herman M. Presby, and James J. Auborn "Update on 4x2.5-Gb/s 4.4-km free-space optical communications link: availability and scintillation performance", Proc. SPIE 3850, Optical Wireless Communications II, (13 December 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.372818

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