Packet Testing in Free-Space Optical Communication Links Over Water

Abstract

NRL's Chesapeake Bay lasercom test facility (LCTF) offers a variety of ranges for researching free-space optical laser communication (FSO lasercom) links in a maritime environment. This paper discusses link performance over the 16 km one-way range at the LCTF. There are several methods to determine the link quality in FSO lasercom. Bit-error-rate (BER) testing and packet testing are two possible methods. Since errors generally tend to occur in bursts in FSO channels, packet testing may offer a better indication of the quality of service (QoS) rather than BER testing. Link performance measured via packet testing is being investigated in a variety of atmospheric conditions. Results of these experiments will be presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA462078

Entities

People

  • C. I. Moore
  • G. Charmaine Gilbreath
  • H. R. Burris
  • L. Wasiczko
  • M. F. Stell
  • M. R. Suite
  • W. J. Scharpf
  • William T. Freeman
  • Williams S. Rabinovich

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Amplifiers
  • Angle Of Arrival
  • Automatic Gain Control
  • Bays
  • Chesapeake Bay
  • Coding
  • Data Sets
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • Laser Communications
  • Military Research
  • Optical Communications
  • Power Levels
  • Probability
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space