Title :
Coherent laser terminals for LEO satellite constellations
Author :
Smutny, Berry ; Zech, Herwig
Author_Institution :
Bosch Telecom GmbH, Backnang, Germany
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We present an overview of the inter-satellite optical terminal technical evolution since the beginning of ESA and German Space Agency Studies in the seventies up to the current LEO constellation optical inter-satellite link terminals as developed by Bosch
Keywords :
optical links; satellite links; Bosch; German Space Agency Studies; LEO constellation optical inter-satellite link terminals; LEO satellite constellations; coherent laser terminals; inter-satellite optical terminal technical evolution; overview; Laboratories; Low earth orbit satellites; Satellite constellations; Space technology; System testing; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.813500
