DocumentCode
2920652
Title
Space-borne optical communications - a challenging reality
Author
Winzer, Peter J. ; Leeb, Walter R.
Author_Institution
Vienna Univ. of Technol., Austria
Volume
2
fYear
2002
fDate
10-14 Nov. 2002
Firstpage
393
Abstract
Optical inter-satellite links (ISLs) have recently become operational reality. We outline potential commercial applications, focusing on broadband mobile communication networks with global coverage, and discuss some design issues and trade-offs for optical ISLs.
Keywords
broadband networks; mobile communication; optical links; satellite links; broadband mobile communication networks; design issues; global coverage; operational reality; optical inter-satellite links; potential commercial applications; space-borne optical communications; trade-offs; High speed optical techniques; Low earth orbit satellites; Mobile communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical sensors; Radio frequency; Relays; Satellite broadcasting; Space technology;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7500-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159344
Filename
1159344
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