Result: Large aperture quantum well shutters for fast retroreflected optical data links in free space

Title:
Large aperture quantum well shutters for fast retroreflected optical data links in free space
Source:
Laser radar technology and applications IV (Orlando FL, 6-9 April 1999)SPIE proceedings series. :666-672
Publisher Information:
Bellingham WA: SPIE, 1999.
Publication Year:
1999
Physical Description:
print, 4 ref
Original Material:
INIST-CNRS
Document Type:
Conference Conference Paper
File Description:
text
Language:
English
Author Affiliations:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375, United States
Rights:
Copyright 2000 INIST-CNRS
CC BY 4.0
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Notes:
Physics: optics
Accession Number:
edscal.1171514
Database:
PASCAL Archive

Further Information

This paper reports progress on the development of a fast modulating retroreflector for a free space optical data link. A previous publication reported sustaining video over a 17 meter link using a multiple quantum well shutter with a diameter of 0.5 cm at a rate on the order of 0.5 Mbps, limited by the demonstration electronics. This work describes improvements in the device performance, which is on the order of 4 Mbps to 6 Mbps with a Bit Error Rates of 10-6 over a robust optical link. This device lends itself to an array configuration for long range applications and will clearly support T1 rates of 1.54 Mbps, and higher.