With the advent of efficient fiber laser and amplifiers, low noise photon-counting detectors, turbo-codes, and low-cost ground receiver architectures, it is now feasible to consider very high rate data links from deep space. A set of options leading to a 10-100 Mbps link from Mars to Earth is described.
Overview of high-rate deep-space laser communications options
Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XVI ; 2004 ; San Jose,Ca,United States
Proc. SPIE ; 5338
2004-06-16
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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