Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2006 · 80 citations · 0 references
Free-space Optical NetworkPhotonicsEngineeringBinary Phase ShiftOptical Transmission SystemOptical PropertiesOptical ModulationHomodyne Bpsk ModulationHomodyne BpskSecure Optical CommunicationOptical Wireless CommunicationOptical Fiber CommunicationOptical CommunicationOptoelectronicsOptical NetworkingCanary Islands
A free-space optical link based on homodyne BPSK (binary phase shift keying) has been established between two of the Canary islands, La Palma and Tenerife, to transmit 5.625 Gpbs across 142 km. This link verifies homodyne BPSK as a robust modulation scheme even for the transmission through the atmosphere.