The Army is using "RF-over-fiber” technology with both heritage and new radios to implement an aerial layer of aerostat-based communications in Afghanistan. Other applications of the same technology can decrease the risk of electronic detection of command posts (CP); reduce the threat to communication personnel and costly radio/crypto equipment; decrease CP set-up time; enable radio-antenna configurations that are otherwise impossible; and lower maintenance response times. The physics of relevant electro-optic components are introduced. System building blocks are introduced (e.g., lasers; detectors; optical fibers, connectors, circulators, splitters, amplifiers). System design examples are presented for specific tactical radios. The tutorial concludes with a discussion of system design issues for an aerial layer of communications relays.
» JTRS Science & Technology Forum (JSTeF 6)
March TBA, 2012, La Jolla CA
» Navy Opportunity Forum
June 4-6, 2012, Crystal City, VA
» AFCEA TechNet Land Forces South 2012
Tampa Convention Center ~ Tampa, FL
July 10-12, 2012 - Booth 1018
» AUVSI Unmanned Systems
August 7-10, 2012, Las Vegas NV
» Expeditionary C4 Users’ Conference (XC4)
August 14-16, 2012, Fredericksburg VA
» CF Network Ops Symposium
October TBA, 2012, Kingston ON
» MILCOM, Gaylord Palms
October 29-November 1, 2012, Orlando FL
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