Analysis of fog attenuation events at 850 nm measured on an 853 m path

0345891 - ÚFA 2011 RIV US eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Kvičera, V. - Grábner, M. - Fišer, Ondřej
Analysis of fog attenuation events at 850 nm measured on an 853 m path.
Proceedings of SPIE (Vol. 7464) - Optics+Photonics. Bellingham: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, 2009, 7464/1-7464/6. ISBN 9780819477538. ISSN 0277-786X.
[SPIE - Optics+Photonics. San Diego (US), 04.08.2009-06.08.2009]
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA102/08/0851
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z30420517
Keywords : Free space optics * optical wireless * atmospheric effects * propagation characteristics * hydrometeors * attenuation * attenuation due to hydrometeors * fog attenuation
Subject RIV: JA - Electronics ; Optoelectronics, Electrical Engineering

The specific results of a propagation study carried out on a free space optical link working at 850 nm on an 853 m long terrestrial path over a 4-year period from August 2004 to July 2008 are presented. Fog attenuation events were analyzed in detail and were subdivided into the attenuation events due to fog only, and to combinations of fog with rain, fog with snow, and fog with rain and snow, respectively. It is shown that not only attenuation due to fog only but also attenuation due to fog combined with other hydrometeors may have a significant impact on the attenuation of the optical beam.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0187067