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Shipboard radio frequency and free space optics communications system using an airborne relay

This thesis explores the possible gains and discusses the constraints of a communications system that uses a ship to unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) radio frequency (RF) link paired with a UAV to satellite free space optic (FSO) link to accomplish satellite communications. Analysis shows that a data rate of 2 gigabits per second (Gbps) with a 1 . 10 probability of bit error can be attained by a shipboard system with a relatively small antenna and power supply if an FSO-enabled UAV is used. An experiment demonstrated that the addition of an FSO link and additional routing does not reduce the performance of a slower data rate RF link. The findings indicate that a composite RF and FSO ship-UAV-satellite system can be used within the Transformational Communications Architecture (TCA) and with the Navy's FORCEnet to enable network-centric operations (NCO).

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/1991
Date09 1900
CreatorsSt. Germain, Kenneth W.
ContributorsKragh, Frank, Ha, Tri., Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
PublisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Source SetsNaval Postgraduate School
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Formatxvi, 83 p. : ill. (some col.) ;, application/pdf
RightsApproved for public release, distribution unlimited

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