摘要

Free-space optic links are degraded by such weather conditions as rain, fog, and atmospheric scintillation. The inherent advantages of free-space optic communication-providing higher data rates, security, and easy redeployment ability-motivate the avoidance of switching over free-space optic links to low bandwidth radio frequency links. This article establishes viable alternatives over free-space optics/radio frequency hybrid links to achieve higher capacity operation exploiting on-off keying and multiple pulse position modulation schemes with variable data rates to overcome the effect of fading due to adverse weather conditions. Results of an experimental free-space optical link at 1,550 nm are presented.

  • 出版日期2011