Abstract
A scalable OCDMA platform for testing different avionics applications at Lockheed Martin has been designed and built. The platform enables communication at OC-24 per user with raw BER<10-12 using fast wavelength-hopping, time-spreading prime codes with picosecond optical pulses. A novel optical encoder/decoder pair enables a connectivity approaching a so-called 'one-time pad' security and eavesdropping studies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1115-1117 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Electronics Letters |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 19 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Sept 2006 |
Keywords
- OCDMA platform
- avionics
- OC-24
- wavelength-hopping
- prime codes
- picosecond
- optical pulses