A method of managing a free-space optical network includes monitoring environmental and weather conditions in the vicinity of one or more free-space optical links in the network. Data is gathered by environmental condition instruments, such as visibility meters, and is used to assess whether atmospheric...http://www.google.com/patents/US6889009?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6889009 - Integrated environmental control and management system for free-space optical communication systems
