High power optical amplifier enable 1550 nm terrestrial free-space optical data-link operating @ 10 Gb/s

20 January 2003

conference paper
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Vol. 1, 687-689
https://doi.org/10.1109/milcom.1999.822771

Abstract

Optical amplifiers are an enabling technology for free space laser communications. Transmission of four multiplexed 2.5 Gbps channels at 1550 nm over a 4.4 km terrestrial link is described and modeled.

Keywords

STIMULATED EMISSION
SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS
OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS
HIGH POWER AMPLIFIERS
OPTICAL TRANSMITTERS
HIGH SPEED OPTICAL TECHNIQUES
OPTICAL RECEIVERS
TELESCOPES
OPTICAL COUPLING
OPTICAL FIBERS

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