@article { ISI:000174027800020,
	title = {Free-space optical transmission of multimedia satellite data streams using mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers},
	journal = {ELECTRONICS LETTERS},
	volume = {38},
	number = {4},
	year = {2002},
	month = {FEB 14},
	pages = {181-183},
	publisher = {IEE-INST ELEC ENG},
	type = {Article},
	address = {MICHAEL FARADAY HOUSE SIX HILLS WAY STEVENAGE, HERTFORD SG1 2AY, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {Experimental results for an optical free-space high-speed link using direct modulated mid-infrared (lambda = 8.1 mum) quantum cascade lasers are presented, A total of 800 digitally encoded multimedia channels were transmitted. The reliability of the system against weather influence (fog) was experimentally compared to that of a near-infrared (lambda=0.85 mum) link.},
	issn = {0013-5194},
	doi = {10.1049/el:20020122},
	author = {Martini, R and Bethea, C and F. Capasso and C. Gmachl and Paiella, R and Whittaker, EA and Hwang, HY and Sivco, DL and Baillargeon, JN and Cho, AY}
}
