Title :
Hybrid millimeter-wave/free-space optical system for high data rate communications
Author :
McKenna, T.P. ; Juarez, Juan C. ; Nanzer, J.A. ; Clark, Thomas R.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD, USA
Abstract :
The experimental results of a hybrid, fiber-remoted millimeter-wave/free-space optical communications link are presented. Multi-Gb/s data rates are independently demonstrated using millimeter-wave and optical carriers.
Keywords :
optical links; optical receivers; optical transmitters; free-space optical communications link; high data rate communications; hybrid millimeter wave system; optical carriers; optical receivers; optical transmitters; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bellevue, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1506-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2013.6656505
