Fiber Optic Link Design for an Open-Ocean Shallow-Water Tracking Range.

Abstract

This thesis is an investigation into the feasibility of using fiber optics in a shallow-water tracking range at the Naval Undersea Warfare Engineering Station. After a review of the requirements and constraints imposed on the system, a study of optical fiber cables is presented. The engineering parameters for a fiber optic system were reviewed and sample calculations made based on commercially available optical components. The signal formats available for transmission over a fiber optic system were also reviewed. A description of the electronics used to construct one of the possible signal formats and a spread spectrum version of that signal are provided. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA086523

Entities

People

  • David Norman Nicholson
  • John P. Powers

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Fiber Optics
  • Frequency Shift
  • Laser Diodes
  • Materials
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Optical Detectors
  • Optical Fibers
  • Optical Modulators
  • Optics
  • Seabed
  • Tensile Strength
  • Undersea Warfare
  • Underwater Cables

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Oceanography.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems