Optimum tradeoffs for millimeter wave and infrared satellite communication

Author

Christopher, Paul

Author_Institution

Stanford Telecommun. Inc., Reston, VA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1998

Firstpage

626

Abstract

Satellite-ground tradeoffs are discussed for minimal cost satellite communication systems. Lossy millimeter wave systems are introduced with Wilson´s (1969) Sun tracker data frequencies in the 40-47 and 95-100 GHz regions are found to be attractive. Loss comparisons with optical systems may be found with Chu and Hogg´s (1968) analysis, and Chan´s (1985) observation allow economic comparisons of millimeter wave and optical systems

Keywords

atmospheric light propagation; electromagnetic wave absorption; losses; millimetre wave propagation; optical communication; rain; satellite links; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 40 to 47 GHz; 95 to 100 GHz; EHF; MM wave propagation; Sun tracker data; atmospheric attenuation; atmospheric losses; economic comparisons; fog; infrared satellite communication; intersatellite links; lossy millimeter wave systems; millimeter wave satellite communication; minimal cost satellite communication systems; optical systems; optimum tradeoffs; rain attenuation; satellite-ground tradeoffs; Clouds; Costs; Equations; Frequency; Millimeter wave communication; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Rain; Satellite communication; Space vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 1998. MILCOM 98. Proceedings., IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4506-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.1998.722202

Filename

722202