Characterization of Solar Radiation Effects on Free Space Optical Communication Using High-Altitude Balloon Measurements

Lucas Marsh; Hemani Kaushal; Nirmalkumar G. Patel

doi:10.1109/southeastcon63549.2026.11476112

Characterization of Solar Radiation Effects on Free Space Optical Communication Using High-Altitude Balloon Measurements

Lucas Marsh
, Hemani Kaushal
, Nirmalkumar G. Patel

School of Engineering

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conference Proceedings - IEEE SOUTHEASTCON
ISBN (Electronic)	9798331546427
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/southeastcon63549.2026.11476112
State	Published - Feb 20 2026
Event	2026 IEEE SoutheastCon, SoutheastCon 2026 - Hybrid, Huntsville, United States Duration: Feb 20 2026 → Mar 15 2026

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Name	Conference Proceedings - IEEE SOUTHEASTCON
ISSN (Print)	1091-0050
ISSN (Electronic)	1558-058X

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Conference	2026 IEEE SoutheastCon, SoutheastCon 2026
Country/Territory	United States
City	Hybrid, Huntsville
Period	2/20/26 → 3/15/26

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Software
Control and Systems Engineering
Signal Processing
Computer Networks and Communications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

FSO communication
Solar-induced radiation
balloon launch
bit error rate

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Marsh, L, Kaushal, H & Patel, NG 2026, Characterization of Solar Radiation Effects on Free Space Optical Communication Using High-Altitude Balloon Measurements. in Conference Proceedings - IEEE SOUTHEASTCON. Conference Proceedings - IEEE SOUTHEASTCON, 2026 IEEE SoutheastCon, SoutheastCon 2026, Hybrid, Huntsville, United States, 2/20/26. https://doi.org/10.1109/southeastcon63549.2026.11476112

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