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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453192
