Current optoelectronics research and development of high-power, high-bandwidth laser transmitters, high-bandwidth, high-sensitivity optical receivers, pointing, acquisition and tracking components, and experimental and theoretical system modeling at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is reviewed. Program hardware and space flight milestones are presented. It is believed that these experiments will pave the way for intersatellite optical communications links for both the NASA Advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System and commercial users in the 21st century.
Optoelectronics research for communication programs at the Goddard Space Flight Center
MILCOM ''91- IEEE Military Communications Conference ; 1991 ; McLean, VA, United States
1991-01-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
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