The Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration (LLCD)

Proceedings - 2009 3rd IEEE International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for Information Technology, SMC-IT 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 23-28

  Boroson, D M ^a   Scozzafava, J J ^a   Murphy, D V ^a   Robinson, B S ^a   Shaw, H ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODING TECHNIQUES; DUST ENVIRONMENT; FREE SPACE LASER COMMUNICATIONS; GROUND TERMINALS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH RATE; LASER COMMUNICATION; LINCOLN LABORATORY; LUNAR ORBIT; NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER; NEAR-EARTH; PHOTON COUNTING; POINTING AND TRACKING SYSTEM; TIME OF FLIGHT MEASUREMENTS;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; LASERS; MOON; NASA; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT; WATER WELL PUMPS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 70449360537     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SMC-IT.2009.57     Document Type: Conference Paper

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