Intersatellite Optical Communications Technology.

Abstract

Optical communication between satellites involves the use of laser technology in communicating between satellites, and between satellites and earth station. Since the invention of the laser, there have been more than two decades of research and development of optical communications technology between satellites. The related experiments were conducted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the United States, the European Space Agency, the Japanese consortium of Space Development, among others. Space experimental plans for the late nineties were prescribed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA300492

Entities

People

  • Zhao Zhaode

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Communication Satellites
  • Communication Systems
  • Communications Techniques
  • Detection
  • Earth Orbits
  • Frequency Shift
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Optical Communications
  • Optical Modulators
  • Space Communications

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites