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Free Space Optical Communication Utilizing Mid-Infrared Interband Cascade LaserA Free Space Optical (FSO) link utilizing mid-IR Interband Cascade lasers has been demonstrated in the 3-5 micron atmospheric transmission window with data rates up to 70 Mb/s and bit-error-rate (BER) less than 10 (exp -8). The performance of the mid-IR FSO link has been compared with the performance of a near-IR link under various fog conditions using an indoor communication testbed. These experiments demonstrated the lower attenuation and scintillation advantages of a mid-IR FSO link through fog than a 1550 nm FSO link.
Document ID
20150008573
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Soibel, A.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wright, M.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Farr, W.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Keo, S.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hill, C.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Yang, R. Q.
(Oklahoma Univ. Norman, OK, United States)
Liu, H. C.
(National Research Council of Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Date Acquired
May 20, 2015
Publication Date
January 23, 2010
Subject Category
Optics
Meeting Information
Meeting: SPIE Photonics West
Location: San Francisco, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: January 23, 2010
End Date: January 28, 2010
Sponsors: International Society for Optical Engineering
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
semiconductor lasers
infrared sources

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