Key Technologies and Development Trends of Free-Space Optical UAV Communication Network

FENG Simeng; ZHAO Yidi; DONG Chao; WU Qihui

doi:10.11999/JEIT230644

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FENG Simeng, ZHAO Yidi, DONG Chao, WU Qihui. Key Technologies and Development Trends of Free-Space Optical UAV Communication Network[J]. Journal of Electronics & Information Technology. doi: 10.11999/JEIT230644

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FENG Simeng, ZHAO Yidi, DONG Chao, WU Qihui. Key Technologies and Development Trends of Free-Space Optical UAV Communication Network[J]. Journal of Electronics & Information Technology. doi: 10.11999/JEIT230644

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Key Technologies and Development Trends of Free-Space Optical UAV Communication Network

doi: 10.11999/JEIT230644

Key Laboratory of Dynamic Cognitive System of Electromagnetic Spectrum Space, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China

Funds: The National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Science Foundation Project (62001219), The Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province Basic Research Program-Frontier Leading Technology Basic Research Project (BK20222013), Jiangsu Province Industry Outlook and Key Core Technology Key Projects (BE2021013-4)

Received Date: 2023-06-29
Accepted Date: 2023-11-14
Rev Recd Date: 2023-11-06

Available Online: 2023-11-17

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Considering the electromagnetic spectrum congestion and serious interference, the Free-Space Optical (FSO)-based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) communication network constitutes an important part for the space-air-ground integration, attracting substantial attention from both academia and industry. Compared to radio frequency communication, FSO communication is benefited from high data rate, low latency and high security. However, the FSO link is susceptible to atmospheric environment, while the mobile UAV dynamics topology and limited resources bring further challenges. Therefore, this paper first introduces the FSO transmission characteristics and then focuses on the key technologies to enhance stability and quality of FSO-based UAV networks. Furthermore, the development trend of FSO-based UAV network, in terms of high reliability, strong intelligence and long endurance is analyzed.
- Space-air-ground integrated,
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV) communication network,
- FSO-based communication

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