Overview
- Comprehensive up-to-date discussion of free-space laser communications
- Description of and models for the atmospheric channel are provided
- Comprehensive discussion of optical propagation for the atmospheric channel
- Valuable to the practicing bench scientists, engineers and students to interpret design data and to undertake the design of a free-space laser communications system
Part of the book series: Optical and Fiber Communications Reports (OFCR, volume 2)
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Arun K. Majumdar Ph.D., is Director of Research at LCResearch, Inc. in California. He has more than 23 years of experience from Industry, University and National Laboratory settings in the areas of atmospheric turbulence effects on laser propagation, imaging and communications. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine.
Jennifer C. Ricklin received her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Johns Hopkins University. She has been with the Army Research Laboratory since 1983. Since that time her research interests have included a number of topical applications of laser beam propagation in the atmosphere. She is now a Program Manager at DARPA / ATO.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Free-Space Laser Communications
Book Subtitle: Principles and Advances
Authors: Arun K. Majumdar, Jennifer C. Ricklin
Series Title: Optical and Fiber Communications Reports
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-28677-8
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-28652-5Published: 26 November 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2108-6Published: 01 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-28677-8Published: 05 May 2010
Series ISSN: 1619-1447
Series E-ISSN: 1619-1455
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 418
Number of Illustrations: 100 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering