Title

Atmospheric Channel Characterization For Orca Testing At Nttr

Keywords

Atmospheric turbulence; C profile model n 2; Scintillation

Abstract

The DARPA Optical RF Communications Adjunct (ORCA) program was created to bring high data rate networking to the warfighter via airborne platforms. Recent testing of the ORCA system was conducted by the Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) at the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) at the Nellis Air Force Range near Tonopah, NV. The University of Central Florida (UCF) conducted a parallel test to measure path-averaged values of the refractiveindex structure parameter, the inner scale of turbulence, and the outer scale of turbulence along the ORCA propagation path from an airborne platform to the ground at Antelope Peak. In addition, weather instrumentation was set up at ground level on Antelope Peak to measure local conditions on the mountain top. This paper presents background information on expected atmospheric conditions for the channel, models that were used by UCF for the measurements, path-averaged values of the three atmospheric parameters, and a Cn2 profile model as a function of altitude. © 2010 Copyright SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.

Publication Date

5-6-2010

Publication Title

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volume

7588

Number of Pages

-

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842441

Socpus ID

77951683547 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77951683547

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