Title

Performance Of A Fso Augmented Rf Mesh Network

Keywords

Atmospheric turbulence; Fading statistics; Hybrid optical/rf modem; Hybrid optical/rf network; Optical communications

Abstract

Combined RF and optical communication within a heavily scintillated atmosphere requires special modems that can accommodate significant signal fading. A hybrid network (10 Gbps 1550 nm FSO and RF transmission) has been developed and a link quality parameter is used to assist the network routers with the path cost calculation algorithm. Fading statistics, determined by field experiments, are emulated in the laboratory network by a statistically-driven VOA. COTS hardware (FEC and a special amplifier) enable a 35 dB dynamic range. The special modem and its performance within a multi-node network are presented. © 2009 SPIE.

Publication Date

10-26-2009

Publication Title

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volume

7464

Number of Pages

-

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1117/12.824903

Socpus ID

70350139258 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/70350139258

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