Space based laser cross-link systems used in satellite communications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7314, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Panahi, Allen ^a   Kazemi, Alex A ^a  

^a Accro USA LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

High data rate; Laser communications; RF; Space based cross link

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL PARAMETER; CROSS-LINK SYSTEMS; FIELD OF VIEWS; FREE-SPACE COMMUNICATION; HIGH DATA RATE; HIGH-SPEED COMMUNICATIONS; INTER-SATELLITE LINK; INTERSATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; LASER COMMUNICATION; LASER COMMUNICATIONS; LINK BUDGETS; LOW-EARTH ORBIT; NARROW BEAMS; OTHER APPLICATIONS; RECEIVER ANTENNAS; RF; RF COMMUNICATION; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SMALL ANTENNA; SPACE BASED CROSS LINK; SPACE BASED LASERS; SPACE-BASED; SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT; SYSTEM DESIGN;

ANTENNAS; COMMUNICATION; EARTH (PLANET); LASERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; ORBITS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITE LINKS; SATELLITES;

OPTICAL LINKS;

EID: 69949167671     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.821346     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (2)

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2. C.A. Thompson et al, " Free Space Optical Communications utilizing MEMS Adaptive Optics Correction." Conference # 4821 of SPIE 2002 Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, July 7-11, 2002.