Characterization of the marine atmosphere for free-space optical communication

Linda M. Wasiczko; Christopher I. Moore; Harris R. Burris; Michele Suite; Mena Stell; James Murphy; G. Charmaine Gilbreath; William Rabinovich; William Scharpf

doi:10.1117/12.668127

17 May 2006 Characterization of the marine atmosphere for free-space optical communication

Linda M. Wasiczko, Christopher I. Moore, Harris R. Burris, Michele Suite, Mena Stell, James Murphy, G. Charmaine Gilbreath, William Rabinovich, William Scharpf

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Proceedings Volume 6215, Atmospheric Propagation III; 621501 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.668127
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

The Chesapeake Bay Detachment of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL-CBD) provides an ideal environment for characterizing the effects of the marine atmosphere on free space optical communication links. The site has recently been converted to an operational 10 mile (16.2 km) one-way test range to collect information on propagation statistics in a variety of atmospheric conditions. The results presented here compare the contributions of thermal gradients across the bay to the variations in intensity scintillations across the bay.

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Linda M. Wasiczko, Christopher I. Moore, Harris R. Burris, Michele Suite, Mena Stell, James Murphy, G. Charmaine Gilbreath, William Rabinovich, and William Scharpf "Characterization of the marine atmosphere for free-space optical communication", Proc. SPIE 6215, Atmospheric Propagation III, 621501 (17 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.668127

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