NASA/GSFC program in direct detection optical communications for intersatellite links

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 1131, Issue , 1989, Pages 10-23

  Fitzmaurice, M ^a   Bruno, R ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Stanford Telecommunications Inc Reston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; EARTH (PLANET); GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; LUNAR MISSIONS; NASA; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE STATIONS;

COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION SERVICE; DIRECT DETECTION; EARTH OBSERVATION SYSTEMS; HIGH DATA RATE; INTER-SATELLITE LINK; OPTICAL INTER-SATELLITE LINKS; OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 79960615016     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.961527     Document Type: Conference Paper

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