Title :
Photonics for the space environment
Author :
Nagarajan, Radhakrishnan ; Li, Benjamin ; Sha, Wei Jian ; Dzurko, Kenneth ; Craig, Richard
Author_Institution :
SDL Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
Photonics in the form of diode and diode pumped solid state lasers, and other optical systems have been proposed and have found deployment in the space environment. Space here refers to both the satellites orbiting the earth and deep space probes sent to planets beyond earth. Although there are numerous applications for optical systems in space, we present a review of photonics used for high speed communication both within and between satellites in the immediate vicinity of Earth
Keywords :
artificial satellites; optical transmitters; satellite communication; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; space communication links; artificial satellites; deep space probes; diode lasers; diode pumped solid state lasers; high speed communication; optical systems; space environment; Diodes; Earth; High speed optical techniques; Laser excitation; Optical pumping; Photonics; Planetary orbits; Probes; Satellites; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic Components & Technology Conference, 1998. 48th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4526-6
DOI :
10.1109/ECTC.1998.678723
