Fade Analysis of ORCA Data Beam at NTTR and Pax River

• Main Authors: Crabbs, R., Wayne, D., Leclerc, T., Sauer, P., Andrews, L. C., Phillips, R. L.
• Other Authors: FLORIDA SPACE INST CAPE CANAVERAL FL
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Optics; Radiofrequency Wave Propagation; *RADIOFREQUENCY; *OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS; TACTICAL WARFARE; ADAPTIVE OPTICS; NETWORKS; LASER BEAMS; ORCA(OPTICAL RF COMMUNICATION ADJUNCT); NTTR(NEVADA TEST AND TRAINING RANGE); Arlington; Grumman; Northrop; Orca
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA528358; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA528358

The DARPA Optical RF Communications Adjunct (ORCA) program was designed to bring high data rate networking to the warfighter via airborne platforms. Preliminary testing of the ORCA free-space optical communication (FSOC) laser beam was performed on May 12, 2009 by the Northrop Grumman Corporation (N...