TY - GEN
T1 - Mid-infrared lasers and the Kruse-Mie Theorem in fog for free-space optical communication applications
AU - Corrigan, Paul
AU - Martini, Rainer
AU - Whittaker, Edward A.
AU - Bethea, Clyde
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - We demonstrate that in NYC metro fog mid-infrared systems transmit over 300% more power and have 3× greater range than conventional FSO systems. We report that the benchmark Kruse-Mie theorem underestimates mid-infrared systems by +200%.
AB - We demonstrate that in NYC metro fog mid-infrared systems transmit over 300% more power and have 3× greater range than conventional FSO systems. We report that the benchmark Kruse-Mie theorem underestimates mid-infrared systems by +200%.
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U2 - 10.1109/CLEO.2008.4551899
DO - 10.1109/CLEO.2008.4551899
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:51349105393
SN - 1557528594
SN - 9781557528599
T3 - 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO/QELS
BT - 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO/QELS
T2 - Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO/QELS 2008
Y2 - 4 May 2008 through 9 May 2008
ER -