- By:
- Hooper, David A; Miloshevsky, Alexander ; Wilson, Brandon A; Williams, Brian P; Peters, Nicholas A
- Page Number:
- 1-2
- Issue Number:
- NA
- Book Title:
- 2021 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference (RAPID)
- Publication Date:
- December 27, 2023
- Publisher Location:
- IEEE, District of Columbia, United States of America
- Conference Name:
- IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference (RAPID)
- Conference Location:
- Miramar Beach, Florida, United States of America
- Conference Sponsor:
- IEEE
- View DOI Listing:
- https://doi.org/10.1109/RAPID51799.2021.9521426
Abstract
We estimate the loss penalty for a free-space, ground to low earth orbit optical communications channel due to lofted atmospheric debris following a nuclear weapon explosion. These losses were estimated over time and compared to other loss sources like clouds and wildfire haze.
