Meeting Future C3I (Command-Control-Communications-Intelligence) Needs with Fiber Optics,

Abstract

This paper is organized so that the reader familiar with the basic principles of fiber optics presented in Section II may proceed directly to Section III where general military applications are discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of fiber optics usage, including communications security and reliability appear in this section. Each of the services has unique C3I requirements and Section IV addresses each service's needs in separate subsections. Section V examines future C3I trends and research areas. A bibliography of current defense publications and technical literature follows. Readers will undoubtedly find the glossary of terms used in fiber optics development helpful.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA158338

Entities

People

  • K. M. Poehlmann

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coaxial Cables
  • Command Control Communications
  • Diffraction
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Electromagnetic Shielding
  • Far Field
  • Fiber Optics
  • Laser Diodes
  • Laser Mediums
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Optical Materials
  • Optics
  • Refraction
  • Scattering
  • Semiconductors

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control