Free-Space Laser Communications

1. Introduction
Arun K. Majumdar

2. Atmospheric channel effects on free-space laser communication
Jennifer C. Ricklin, Stephen M. Hammel, Frank D. Eaton, Svetlana L. Lachinova

3. Free-space laser communication performance in the atmospheric channel
Arun K. Majumdar

4. Laser communication transmitter and receiver design
David O. Caplan

5. Free-space laser communications with adaptive optics: Atmospheric compensation experiments
Thomas Weyrauch, Mikhail A. Vorontsov

6. Optical networks, last mile access and applications
E. Leitgeb, M. Gebhart, U. Birnbacher

7. Communication techniques and coding for atmospheric turbulence channels
Xiaoming Zhu, Joseph M. Kahn

8. Optical Communications in the mid-wave IR spectral band
Narasimha S. Prasad

9. Quantum cascade laser-based free space optical communications
R. Martini, E. A. Whittaker

10. All-weather long-wavelength infrared free space optical communications
D. P. Hutchinson, R. K. Richards

Nyckelord: Physics, Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices, Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering