Title :
The Wright Laboratory Avionics Directorate Laser Communications Laboratory, a facility to perform free space laser communications system testing
Author :
Wilkins, Gary D.
Author_Institution :
Avionics Directorate, Wright Res. & Dev. Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
The Laser Communications Laboratory (LCL) of the Wright Laboratory Avionics Directorate Wright Patterson Air Force Base is a facility located on the twelfth floor of Area B´s Building 620 tower. The LCL has a line-of-sight coverage to any point in the two hundred square kilometer area surrounding WPAFB, including an eight kilometer line-of-sight link to its off-base remote transmit station, Trebein Test Facility (TTF). This paper summarizes the capabilities and provides a physical description of the LCL and TTF which can be used by those needing line-of-sight ranges up to eight kilometers to experimentally evaluate optical communications systems performance. A brief synopsis of past projects, current programs and future projects are included in the paper
Keywords :
military systems; optical communication; optical communication equipment; optical testing; test facilities; 8 km; Air Force; LCL; TTF; Trebein Test Facility; Wright Laboratory Avionics Directorate Laser Communications Laboratory; free space laser communications system testing; line-of-sight coverage; line-of-sight link; off-base remote transmit station; optical communications systems performance; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft; Atmospheric measurements; Laboratories; Meteorology; Optical receivers; Performance evaluation; Signal analysis; System testing; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1994. NAECON 1994., Proceedings of the IEEE 1994 National
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1893-5
DOI :
10.1109/NAECON.1994.332830
