EFFECTS OF SKY NOISE ON OPTICAL COMMUNICATION WITH SPACE VEHICLES

Abstract

Optical communication between ground stations and orbiting satellites or space vehicles will be influenced by the properties of the intervening atmosphere; any change in signal waveform introduced by the atmosphere can be regarded as sky noise. An extensive literature survey was undertaken to determine the magnitude and wavelength dependence of the various noise contributions. An experimental program revealed some aspects of scintillation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 09, 1960
Accession Number
AD0260395

Entities

People

  • Claude Smoyer
  • Gordon Milne
  • James Eyer

Organizations

  • University of Rochester

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheres
  • Ground Stations
  • Literature
  • Literature Surveys
  • Optical Communications
  • Satellite Buses
  • Scintillation
  • Space Objects
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Components
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites