Lasercomm system development for high-bandwidth terrestrial communications

Juan C. Juarez; Katherine T. Souza; Natalie G. Bos; Andrea M. Brown; Brice M. Cannon; Keith G. Petrillo; James L. Riggins II; Joseph E. Sluz; Hala J. Tomey; Radha A. Venkat

doi:10.1117/12.2229996

13 May 2016 Lasercomm system development for high-bandwidth terrestrial communications

Juan C. Juarez, Katherine T. Souza, Natalie G. Bos, Andrea M. Brown, Brice M. Cannon, Keith G. Petrillo, James L. Riggins II, Joseph E. Sluz, Hala J. Tomey, Radha A. Venkat

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Proceedings Volume 9833, Atmospheric Propagation XIII; 98330A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2229996
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2016, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

In recent years, various terrestrial free-space optical (FSO) communications systems have been demonstrated to achieve high-bandwidth communications between mobile platforms. The terminal architectures fall into three general categories: (1) single aperture systems with tip/tilt control, (2) multi-aperture system with tip/tilt control, and (3) single aperture systems with tip/tilt control and higher order adaptive optics correction. Terrestrial modem approaches generally use direct detection receivers because they provide high bandwidth capability (0.1-10 Gbps) without the complexity of coherent detection. Modems are often augmented with a mix of forward error correction (FEC), interleaving, and/or retransmission for improved data transport. This paper will present a terminal and modem architecture for a low-SWAP FSO communications system that enables robust, high-bandwidth communications under highly scintillated links as found in terrestrial applications such as air-to-air, air-to-surface, and surface-to-surface links.

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Juan C. Juarez, Katherine T. Souza, Natalie G. Bos, Andrea M. Brown, Brice M. Cannon, Keith G. Petrillo, James L. Riggins II, Joseph E. Sluz, Hala J. Tomey, and Radha A. Venkat "Lasercomm system development for high-bandwidth terrestrial communications", Proc. SPIE 9833, Atmospheric Propagation XIII, 98330A (13 May 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2229996

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