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.
Space-borne optical communications - a challenging reality
The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society ; 2 ; 393-394 vol.2
2002-01-01
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Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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