Free-space optical transmission of multimedia satellite data streams using mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers

R. Martini, C. Bethea, F. Capasso, C. Gmachl, R. Paiella, E. A. Whittaker, H. Y. Hwang, D. L. Sivco, J. N. Baillargeon, A. Y. Cho

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Abstract

Experimental results for an optical free-space high-speed link using direct modulated mid-infrared (λ = 8.1 μm) quantum cascade lasers are presented. A total of 800 digitally encoded multimedia channels were transmitted. The reliability of the system against weather influence (fog) was experimentally compared to that of a near-infrared (λ = 0.85 μm) link.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)181-183
Number of pages3
JournalElectronics Letters
Volume38
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Feb 2002

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