Title :
Free-space laser communications: The Japanese experience
Author :
Toyoshima, Morio ; Takayama, Yoshihisa
Author_Institution :
New Generation Wireless Commun. Res. Center, Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol. (NICT), Koganei, Japan
Abstract :
Free-space laser communication demonstrations are introduced in Japan with results obtained through previous demonstration experiments and current developments. A comparison among different optical systems was made relating to the data rate and the receiver sensitivity.
Keywords :
optical links; data rate; free-space laser communications; optical systems; receiver sensitivity; Artificial satellites; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laser beams; Masers; Optical beams; Optical fiber communication; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Radio frequency; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
