Free-space laser communications: the agony and the ecstasy

By most accounts, field of free-space laser communications has been in existence for over three decades. However to date there have been few successful demonstrations of the capability of this technology. This paper presents a retrospective of past challenges, a status of the present, and a look int...

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Published in1999 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings. LEOS'99. 12th Annual Meeting. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 Annual Meeting (Cat. No.99CH37009) Vol. 1; pp. 43 - 44 vol.1
Main Author Begley, D.L.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 1999
Subjects
Artificial satellites
Laser theory
Military aircraft
Optical harmonic generation
Optical pumping
Optical receivers
Optical transmitters
Pump lasers
Semiconductor lasers
Space technology
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Summary:By most accounts, field of free-space laser communications has been in existence for over three decades. However to date there have been few successful demonstrations of the capability of this technology. This paper presents a retrospective of past challenges, a status of the present, and a look into the future.
ISBN:0780356349
9780780356344
ISSN:1092-8081
2766-1733
DOI:10.1109/LEOS.1999.813467