Modulating Retro-Reflector Lasercom Systems for Small Unmanned Vehicles

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作者
Goetz, Peter G. [1 ]
Rabinovich, William S. [1 ]
Mahon, Rita [1 ]
Murphy, James L. [1 ]
Ferraro, Mike S. [1 ]
Suite, Michele R. [1 ]
Smith, Walter R. [1 ]
Burris, Harris R. [1 ]
Moore, Christopher I. [1 ]
Schultz, Warren W. [1 ]
Freeman, Wade T. [2 ]
Frawley, Steven J. [2 ]
Mathieu, Barry M. [3 ]
Hacker, Kurt [4 ]
Reese, Shad [4 ]
机构
[1] USN, Res Lab, Washington, DC 20375 USA
[2] Smart Log Inc, Vienna, VA USA
[3] Barry Design LLC, Crofton, MD USA
[4] USN, Explos Ordnance Disposal Technol Div, Indian Head, MD USA
关键词
Wireless communication; military communication; jamming; vehicular and wireless technologies; remotely operated vehicles; unmanned aerial vehicles; video surveillance; optoelectronic devices; optical communication equipment; SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;
D O I
10.1109/JSAC.2012.120613
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Lasercom, also known as free space optical (FSO) communication, has enjoyed a renewal of interest driven by increasing data rate requirements and the crowding of the RF spectrum, affecting both commercial and military sectors. Military communications must also deal with intentional or unintentional jamming, as well as frequency allocation restrictions, neither of which affects lasercom. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has been conducting research on lasercom since 1998 with an emphasis on tactical applications. NRL's lasercom research has covered propagation studies in the maritime domain, component development, and systems demonstrations. NRL has developed both conventional lasercom systems and retro-reflecting systems for small platforms. This paper reviews some of the retro-reflecting work, discusses applications of lasercom in the areas of explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and describes future directions.
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页码:986 / 992
页数:7
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