Results from long term studies of packet testing at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory free-space lasercomm test facility

M. R. Suite; H. R. Burris; C. I. Moore; L. M. Wasiczko; R. Mahon; W. S. Rabinovich

doi:10.1117/12.783696

24 April 2008 Results from long term studies of packet testing at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory free-space lasercomm test facility

M. R. Suite, H. R. Burris, C. I. Moore, L. M. Wasiczko, R. Mahon, W. S. Rabinovich

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Proceedings Volume 6951, Atmospheric Propagation V; 69510U (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.783696
Event: SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, 2008, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has been examining propagation of a 1550nm laser at its free-space lasercomm test facility at Chesapeake Bay Detachment (NRL-CBD). NRL-CBD offers a ten mile free-space optical laser communication (FSO lasercomm) path over water. Atmospheric propagation data and as well as bit error rate and packet error rate data has been collected along the one-way ten mile link and a round-trip twenty mile link using passive retroreflectors. Long term 24/7 data collection on the one-way range at the lasercomm test facility (LCTF) provides insight into availability and packet error rates of maritime FSO lasercomm. Results from this study will be presented.

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M. R. Suite, H. R. Burris, C. I. Moore, L. M. Wasiczko, R. Mahon, and W. S. Rabinovich "Results from long term studies of packet testing at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory free-space lasercomm test facility", Proc. SPIE 6951, Atmospheric Propagation V, 69510U (24 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.783696

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