Free-Space Laser Communications

by Majumdar, Arun K.; Riclkin, Jennifer C.

• ISBN13: 9780387286525
• ISBN10: 0387286527
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-30
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book provides a comprehensive, unified tutorial covering the most recent advances in the emerging technology of free-space laser communications (FSLC), where interest and attention continue to grow along with the number of technical challenges. This book is intended as an all-inclusive source to serve the needs of those who require information about the basics of FSLC, as well as up-to-date advanced knowledge of the state-of-the-art in the technologies available today. Topics covered include a combination of atmospheric effects for laser propagation and FSCL systems performance and design, and are intended as a valuable resource for engineers, scientists and students interested in better understanding laser communication systems designed for the atmospheric optical channel.

Author Biography

Arun K. Majumdar Ph.D., is Director of Research at LCResearch, Inc. in California. He has more than 23 years of experience from Industry, University and National Laboratory settings in the areas of atmospheric turbulence effects on laser propagation, imaging and communications. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine.Jennifer C. Ricklin received her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Johns Hopkins University. She has been with the Army Research Laboratory since 1983. Since that time her research interests have included a number of topical applications of laser beam propagation in the atmosphere. She is now a Program Manager at DARPA / ATO.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Contributors	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Atmospheric channel effects on free-space laser communication	p. 9
Free-space laser communication performance in the atmospheric channel	p. 57
Laser communication transmitter and receiver design	p. 109
Free-space laser communications with adaptive optics: Atmospheric compensation experiments	p. 247
Optical networks, last mile access and applications	p. 273
Communication techniques and coding for atmospheric turbulence channels	p. 303
Optical communications in the mid-wave IR spectral band	p. 347
Quantum cascade laser-based free space optical communications	p. 393
All-weather long-wavelength infrared free space optical communications	p. 407
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