Comparison study of packet error rates and bit error rates at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory free-space lasercom test facility

M. R. Suite; H. R. Burris; C. I. Moore; L. M. Wasiczko; M. F. Stell; R. Mahon; W. S. Rabinovich; W. J. Scharpf

doi:10.1117/12.723554

11 May 2007 Comparison study of packet error rates and bit error rates at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory free-space lasercom test facility

M. R. Suite, H. R. Burris, C. I. Moore, L. M. Wasiczko, M. F. Stell, R. Mahon, W. S. Rabinovich, W. J. Scharpf

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Proceedings Volume 6551, Atmospheric Propagation IV; 65510G (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.723554
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2007, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Chesapeake Bay Detachment (NRL-CBD), has a ten mile free-space optical laser communication (FSO lasercom) maritime testbed. Over the past year, a comparison study between packet error rates and bit error rates has been performed. These are the two most common methods to characterize the quality of an FSO lasercom link. Bit error rate (BER) testing and packet error rate (PER) testing are measured in a variety of atmospheric conditions on the one-way range at the lasercom test facility (LCTF). Results from this study will be presented.

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M. R. Suite, H. R. Burris, C. I. Moore, L. M. Wasiczko, M. F. Stell, R. Mahon, W. S. Rabinovich, and W. J. Scharpf "Comparison study of packet error rates and bit error rates at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory free-space lasercom test facility", Proc. SPIE 6551, Atmospheric Propagation IV, 65510G (11 May 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.723554

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