Free space optical communications through clouds: analysis of signal characteristics
Applied Optics, Vol. 47, Issue 17, pp. 3168-3176 (2008)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.47.003168
Enhanced HTML 
Acrobat PDF (3383 KB)
Abstract
Free space optical communications (FSOC) is a method by which one transmits a modulated beam of light through the atmosphere for broadband applications. Fundamental limitations of FSOC arise from the environment through which light propagates. This work addresses transmitted light beam dispersion (spatial, angular, and temporal dispersion) in FSOC operating as a ground-to-air link when clouds exist along the communications channel. Light signals (photons) transmitted through clouds will interact with the cloud particles. Photon–particle interaction causes dispersion of light signals, which has significant effects on signal attenuation and pulse spread. The correlation between spatial and angular dispersion is investigated as well, which plays an important role on the receiver design. Moreover, the paper indicates that temporal dispersion (pulse spread) and energy loss strongly depend on the aperture size of the receiver, the field-of-view (FOV), and the position of the receiver relative to the optical axis of the transmitter.
© 2008 Optical Society of America
OCIS Codes
(060.4510) Fiber optics and optical communications : Optical communications
(290.1090) Scattering : Aerosol and cloud effects
(290.4210) Scattering : Multiple scattering
ToC Category:
Fiber Optics and Optical Communications
History
Original Manuscript: January 24, 2008
Revised Manuscript: March 29, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: April 20, 2008
Published: June 4, 2008
Citation
Binbin Wu, Zeinab Hajjarian, and Mohsen Kavehrad, "Free space optical communications through clouds: analysis of signal characteristics," Appl. Opt. 47, 3168-3176 (2008)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-47-17-3168
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Citation lists with outbound citation links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article level metrics are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
Related Journal Articles 
- Relative Importance of Multiple Scattering by Air Molecules and Aerosols in Forming the Atmospheric Path Radiance in the Visible and Near-Infrared Parts of the Spectrum (AO)
- Physically Based Parameterizations of the Short-Wave Radiative Characteristics of Weakly Absorbing Optically Thick Media: Application to Liquid-Water Clouds (AO)
- Physically Based Parameterizations of the Short-Wave Radiative Characteristics of Weakly Absorbing Optically Thick Media: Application to Liquid-Water Clouds: Erratum (AO)
- Effects of Fog on the Bit-Error Rate of a Free-Space Laser Communication System (AO)
- Channel modeling of light signals propagating through a battlefield environment: analysis of channel spatial, angular, and temporal dispersion (AO)
Related Conference Papers
- Transmission of Classical Information Over a Noisy Quantum Channel
- Transmission of Classical Information Over a Noisy Quantum Channel
- C-band tunable 25-GHz passively mode-locked Er:Yb:glass laser
- C-band tunable 25-GHz passively mode-locked Er:Yb:glass laser
- A Novel LightLabel Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (LL-OFDM) System for Cross-Layer Lightpath Monitoring and Setup
- A Novel LightLabel Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (LL-OFDM) System for Cross-Layer Lightpath Monitoring and Setup
- First Demonstration of WDM-Enabled All-Optical Wavelength Conversion with a SOA and a 2ndOrder Micro-Ring Resonator ROADM
- First Demonstration of WDM-Enabled All-Optical Wavelength Conversion with a SOA and a 2ndOrder Micro-Ring Resonator ROADM
- 72x100Gb/s Transmission over Transoceanic Distance, Using Large Effective Area Fiber, Hybrid Raman-Erbium Amplification and Coherent Detection
- 72x100Gb/s Transmission over Transoceanic Distance, Using Large Effective Area Fiber, Hybrid Raman-Erbium Amplification and Coherent Detection
« Previous Article | Next Article »
OSA is a member of 