Characterization of the Marine Atmosphere for Free-Space Optical Communication

Abstract

The Chesapeake Bay Detachment of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL-CBD) provides an ideal environment for characterizing the effects of the marine atmosphere on free space optical communication links. The site has recently been converted to an operational 10 mile (16.2 km) one-way test range to collect information on propagation statistics in a variety of atmospheric conditions. The results presented here compare the contributions of thermal gradients across the bay to the variations in intensity scintillations across the bay.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA462135

Entities

People

  • Christopher I. Moore
  • G. Charmaine Gilbreath
  • Harris R. Burris
  • James Murphy
  • Linda M. Wasiczko
  • Mena Stell
  • Michele Suite
  • William S. Rabinovich
  • William Scharpf

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angle Of Arrival
  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Automatic Gain Control
  • Bandpass Filters
  • Chesapeake Bay
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • Marine Atmospheres
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Optical Communications
  • Power Levels
  • Sea Level
  • Statistics
  • Test Facilities
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space