SUMMARYInterference temperature has been proposed by the FCC as a metric for interference analysis. The purpose of the metric is to demystify and remove the subjective context that has been the basis of interference analysis within the regulatory agencies. The development of an interference metric is critical if more intensive, dynamic use of the spectrum is desired. There has been very little specified as to the origins, use, and challenges of an interference metric. This paper provides an introductory analysis of the interference temperature metric.
This paper describes a new methodology of estimating free-space optical communications link budgets to be expected in conditions of severe turbulence. The approach is derived from observing that the ability of an adaptive optics (AO) system to compensate turbulence along a path is limited by the transmitter and receiver Rayleigh range, proportional to the diameter of the optics squared and inverse of the wavelength of light utilized. The method uses the Fried parameter computed over the range outside of the transmitter and receiver Rayleigh ranges, to calculate the Strehl ratios that yield a reasonable prediction of the light impinging on the receiving telescope aperture and the power coupling into the fiber. Comparisons will be given between theory and field measurements. These comparisons show that AO is most effective within the Rayleigh ranges, or when an atmospheric gradient is present, and lesser so when the total range is much greater than the sum of the Rayleigh ranges.
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