Satellite-to-Ground Links (SGL)
A Satellite-to-Ground Link (SGL) describes the communication between a satellite and a ground station. If the ground station is transmitting the…
Read MorePulse Code Modulation (PCM)
Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) is a digital modulation technique used to convert analog information into a binary sequence. Each digit in…
Read MoreField Of View (FOV)
The Field Of View (FOV) is the actual observable area of an optical system like the human eye or a camera.…
Read MoreConformal VLC Receivers with Photodetector Arrays
At the University of Central Florida (UCF), Pooya Nabavi and Murat Yuksei have designed and prototyped a wide field-of-view (FOV) optical…
Read MoreInterSymbol Interference
InterSymbol Interference (ISI) is a kind of distortion that occurs when one or more symbols (pulses in digital baseband transmission) interfere…
Read MoreGEODSS System
The Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) System is a series of space-observing ground stations in the United States and the…
Read MoreFSO Underwater
Free-space optical communications are typically performed in free space, such as air and vacuum, due to the high transmissivity of both…
Read MorePhased Arrays
Overview A phased array is an array of antennas that can have their beam path steered without physically moving the antennas.…
Read MoreModulation Schemes
The following is a list of modulation schemes used in FSO and satcom along with a descriptor of each scheme and…
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