• DocumentCode
    3015566
  • Title

    Ultra-long Distance Free Space Laser Communications

  • Author

    Caplan, D.O. ; Stevens, M.L. ; Robinson, B.S. ; Constantine, S. ; Boroson, D.M.

  • Author_Institution
    MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a survey of state-of-the-art free space laser communication transmitter and receiver designs and technologies for ultra-long-distance high-speed links. High-performance power-efficient implementations for photon-counting, coherent, and optically-preamplified receivers are discussed.
  • Keywords
    optical design techniques; optical links; optical receivers; optical transmitters; photon counting; satellite links; space communication links; coherent-homodyne receivers; laser communication receiver; laser communication transmitter design; optically-preamplified receivers; photon-counting receivers; ultra-long distance free space laser communications; ultra-long-distance high-speed links; Bandwidth; Fiber lasers; High speed optical techniques; Optical amplifiers; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Pulse amplifiers; Space technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453192
  • Filename
    4453192