Communication System Studies for the Submarine Laser Communications System

Abstract

Analytical relationships between the parameters of interest to the user and the parameters characterizing the hardware and the propagation channel were established for the Submarine Laser Communications (SLC) system for the first time. These relationships constitute a useful framework to study the effects of a channel on the system performance not only for the ground- or space-based laser transmitter, but for the airborne transmitter as well. In the study, the utility of this analytical framework was demonstrated by producing a quantitative characterization of the system performance for different signal processing schemes for fading and nonfading channels. The system optimization for the strategic and tactical applications was discussed explicitly in terms of means for securing minimum scanning time or maximum operational depth, respectively.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA135661

Entities

People

  • J. M. Eachin Jr.
  • J. Nowakowski
  • M. Elbaum

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Algorithms
  • Classification
  • Coding
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Decoding
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Gaussian Noise
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Laser Communications
  • Message Decoding
  • Noise
  • Probability Distributions
  • Signal Processing
  • Space Based
  • Transmitters

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space