Title :
Optimum tradeoffs for millimeter wave and infrared satellite communication
Author :
Christopher, Paul
Author_Institution :
Stanford Telecommun. Inc., Reston, VA, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1998. MILCOM 98. Proceedings., IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4506-1
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1998.722202
