Space Laser Communication Papers


E. Korevaar, S. Bloom, K. Slatnik, V. Chan, I. Chen, M. Rivers, C. Foster, K. Choi, and C. S. Liu, "Status of SDIO/IS&T Lasercom Testbed Program", Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies V, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 1866, pp. 116-127, 1993.


E. Korevaar, J. Schuster, S. Bloom, V. Chan, I. Chen, C. Foster, C. S. Liu, A. Low, M. Rivers, and K. Slatnik, "Status of BMDO/IST Lasercom Advanced Technology Demonstration", Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies VI, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2123, pp. 96-107, 1994.


E. Korevaar, R. J. Hofmeister, J. Schuster, C. Chow-Miller, P. Adhikari, H. Hakakha, D. Cuthbert, and R. Ruigrok, "Design of satellite terminal for BMDO lasercom technology demonstration", Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies VII, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2381, pp. 60-71, 1995.


R. Ruigrok, P. Adhikari, and R. Stieger, "Preliminary tracking performance of the STVR-2 lasercom transceiver", Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies VIII, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2699, pp. 198-209, 1996.


J. Schuster, H. Hakakha, and E. Korevaar, "Optomechanical design of STRV-2 lasercom transceiver using novel azimuth/slant gimbal", Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies VIII, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2699, pp. 227-239, 1996.


E. Korevaar, J. Schuster, P. Adhikari, H. Hakakha, R, Ruigrok, R. Stieger, L. Fletcher, and B. Riley, "Description of STRV-2 lasercom flight hardware", Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies IX, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2990, pp. 38-49, 1997.


E. Korevaar, J. Schuster, P. Adhikari, H. Hakakha, R, Ruigrok, R. Stieger, L. Fletcher, and B. Riley, "Description of STRV-2 lasercom experimental operations", Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies IX, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2990, pp. 60-69, 1997.


E. Korevaar, J. Schuster, H. Hakakha, R. Stieger, P. Adhikari, B. Riley , C. Moursund, J. Koontz, A. Lath, and M. Barclay, "Design of ground terminal for STRV-2 satellite-to-ground lasercom experiment", Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies X, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 3266, pp. 153-164, 1998.


A. Biswas, G. Williams, K. E. Wilson, H. Hakakha, R. Stieger, and E. J. Korevaar, "Results of the STRV-2 lasercom terminal evaluation tests", Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies X, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 3266, pp. 2-13, 1998.


I. I. Kim, E. J. Korevaar, H. Hakakha, R. Stieger, B. Riley, M. Mitchell, N. M. Wong, A. Lath, C. Moursund, M. Barclay, and J. J. Schuster, "Horizontal-link performance of the STRV-2 lasercom experiment ground terminals", Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XI, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 3615, pp. 11-22, 1999.


I. I. Kim, H. Hakakha, B. Riley, N. M. Wong, M. Mitchell, R. Howe, C. Moursund, W. Brown, P. Adhikari, A. Lath, and E. J. Korevaar, "(Very) Preliminary results from the STRV-2 satellite-to-ground lasercom experiment", Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XII, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 3932, pp. 21-34, 2000.


I. I. Kim, B. Riley, N. M. Wong, M. Mitchell, W. Brown, H. Hakakha, P. Adhikari, and E. J. Korevaar, "Lessons learned from the STRV-2 satellite-to-ground lasercom experiment", Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XIII, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 4272, pp. 1-15, 2001.






Terrestrial Lasercom/FSO Papers


I. I. Kim, H. Hakakha, P. Adhikari, E. Korevaar, and A. K.Majumdar, "Scintillation reduction using multiple transmitters", Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies IX, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2990, pp. 102-113, 1997.


I. I. Kim, J. Koontz, H. Hakakha, P. Adhikari, R. Stieger, C. Moursund, M. Barclay, A. Stanford, R. Ruigrok, J. Schuster, and E. Korevaar, "Measurement of scintillation and link margin for the TerraLink laser communication system," Wireless Technologies and Systems: Millimeter Wave and Optical, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 3232, pp. 100-118, 1997.


I. I. Kim, E. Woodbridge, V. Chan, and B. R. Strickland, "Scintillation measurements performed during the limited-visibility lasercom experiment", Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies X, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 3266, pp. 209-220, 1998.


I. I. Kim, P. Adhikari, M. Chevitarese, R. Doshi, J. Koontz, and R. Rao, "Quantifying the effects of weather and scintillation on the network performance of the San Diego LaserNet", Optical Wireless Communications, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 3532, pp. 6-15, 1998.


P. F. Szajowski, G. Nykolak, J. J. Auborn, H. M. Presby, G. E. Tourgee, E. Korevaar, J. Schuster, and I. I. Kim, "2.4 km free-space optical communication 1550 nm transmission link operating at 2.5 Gb/s - experimental results," Optical Wireless Communications, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 3532, pp. 29-40, 1998.


I. I. Kim, R. Stieger, J. Koontz, C. Moursund, M. Barclay, P. Adhikari, J. Schuster, and E. Korevaar, "Wireless optical transmission of Fast Ethernet, FDDI, ATM, and ESCON protocol data using the TerraLink laser communication system," Optical Engineering, Vol 37, pp. 3143-3155, 1998.


I. I. Kim, M. Mitchell, and E. Korevaar, "Measurement of scintillation for free-space laser communication at 785 nm and 1550 nm," Optical Wireless Communications II, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 3850, pp. 49-62, 1999.


I. I. Kim, B McArthur, and E. Korevaar, "Comparison of laser beam propagation at 785 nm and 850 nm in fog and haze for optical wireless communications," Optical Wireless Communications III, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 4214, pp. 26-37, 2000.


I. I. Kim and E. J. Korevaar, "Link availability of Free Space Optics (FSO) and hybrid FSO/RF systems," Optical Wireless Communications IV, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 4530, pp. 84-95, 2001.