Citation
Abstract
Over the past decade and more, there has been continuing technology investment for improving telecommunications-link performance at the currently operating frequency of 8.4 GHz (X-band) and enabling larger improvements possible with 32-GHz (Ka-band) and visible light channels. A snapshot of comparative performance was presented in a 1996 study [2], leaving a number of open areas to be further explored. Since that time, a Ka-band telecommunications road map has been devised, and there have been substantial changes to the underlying technology. These items are accommodated in this repeat look at the comparative link performance, and inferences are drawn for development and technology investment.
Keywords
X-band
Ka-band
optical comparative performance
Details
- Volume
- 42-138
- Published
- August 15, 1999
- Pages
- 1–12
- File Size
- 401.0 KB