The Transmission of Pulsed Light Signals from Submarines to Surface Ships.

Abstract

Previous field trips have been made using flash lamp sources and photoelectric receivers operating from underwater to air. Only vertical measurements were possible and these were made by operating the equipment from the deck of a surface ship. Recently a trip was made with the flash lamp mounted on a submarine and the receiver operating from a destroyer in a HUKLANT operation. A daylight-to-night run was made on 4 March with the submarine on a straight course and submerged to a depth of 150 feet. Contacts were made by the destroyer at distances from 150 to 200 yards. This experiment and others are discussed with reference to possible choice of wave bands for different conditions of operation in day and night transmissions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 1954
Accession Number
ADA301740

Entities

People

  • D. F. Hansen
  • G. L. Stamm
  • W. S. Plymale

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Attenuation
  • Communication Systems
  • Electron Tubes
  • Electronic Circuits
  • Energy
  • Flash Lamps
  • Lamps
  • Light Pulses
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Sea Water
  • Ships
  • Submarines
  • United States

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.