• DocumentCode
    2377685
  • Title

    Optical satellite networks

  • Author

    Chan, Vincent W S

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. for Inf. & Decision Syst., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    27-28 Oct. 2003
  • Firstpage
    7
  • Abstract
    This paper summarizes the state-of-the-art optical crosslink technology. It examines architectures that combine other technologies to form an integrated space and terrestrial network, and explores the space of possible revolution in network performance and application that are enabled by such a key technological innovation.
  • Keywords
    optical communication; optical links; satellite communication; space communication links; integrated space network; optical crosslink technology; optical satellite networks; terrestrial network; High speed optical techniques; Laboratories; Microwave communication; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical sensors; Satellites; Space exploration; Space technology; USA Councils;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7888-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251574
  • Filename
    1251574