Results of ETS-VI satellite communications experiment -3. Laser communications experiment

Journal of the Communications Research Laboratory

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 209-223

  Araki, Kenichi ^a   Toyoda, Masahiro ^c   Toyoshima, Morio ^b   Shikatani, Motokazu ^b   Takahashi, Tetsuo ^d   Fukazawa, Takayuki ^d   Arimoto, Yoshinori ^d  

^a Free Space Laser Commun System ^*  (Japan)

^b Free Space Laser Commun Technology ^*  (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Atmospheric laser propagation; ETS VI Satellite; Intersatellite link; Laser communication; On board equipment

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL LINKS; SATELLITE GROUND STATIONS; SATELLITE LINKS;

ATMOSPHERIC LASER PROPAGATION; ENGINEERING TEST SATELLITES (ETS); INTERSATELLITE LINKS;

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031083957     PISSN: 09149260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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