Link Performance Analysis of a Ship-to-Ship Laser Communication System

The benefits of high data rates, high directionality, low sidelobes, small size, light weight, and low power of laser communications (lasercom) as compared to radio frequency (RF) communications make laser an attractive option for ship-to-ship communications. The realization of the option requires s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ronny, Ang Toon Yiam
Other Authors: Huynh, Thomas V.
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/6761