Title :
Stability of near- and mid-infrared free-space links under strong scattering environment
Author :
Martini, Rainer ; Glazowski, Chris ; Whittaker, Edward A. ; Harper, Warren W. ; Su, Yin-Fong ; Shultz, J.F. ; Gmachl, Claire ; Capasso, Federico ; Sivco, Deborah L. ; Cho, Alfred Y.
Author_Institution :
Stevens Inst. of Technol., Hoboken, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The stability of analog and digital free-space optical links operating in the near-infrared (830 nm, 1300 nm and 1550 nm) and mid-infrared (8 /spl mu/m) are compared under the influence of strong scattering media within a wind tunnel.
Keywords :
atmospheric optics; digital communication; infrared sources; light scattering; optical links; quantum cascade lasers; 1300 nm; 1550 nm; 8 mum; 830 nm; analog free-space optical links; digital free-space optical links; strong scattering environment; wind tunnel;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
