Cloudbounce and scatter optical and IR tests

This morning I read a most interesting article about French cloudbounce and scatter optical tests using lasers. The article is some years old but makes a fascinating read. My own experience with clear air forward scatter at optical frequencies using relatively low powered red LEDs makes me believe that a LOT more is possible in this area. It is a bit like people saying, "UHF is only line-of-sight". Rubbish! With decent, easily built kit it is possible to copy QRP amateur signals over the horizon even at IR and visible optical frequencies.

See http://sd-1.archive-host.com/membres/up/22679775843705539/CBVUK.pdf