• DocumentCode
    349257
  • Title

    Free-space laser communications: the agony and the ecstasy

  • Author

    Begley, David L.

  • Author_Institution
    Ball Aerosp. & Technol. Corp., Boulder, CO, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Firstpage
    43
  • Abstract
    By most accounts, field of free-space laser communications has been in existence for over three decades. However to date there have been few successful demonstrations of the capability of this technology. This paper presents a retrospective of past challenges, a status of the present, and a look into the future
  • Keywords
    optical links; satellite links; space communication links; free-space laser communications; technology; Artificial satellites; Laser theory; Military aircraft; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Space technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5634-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.1999.813467
  • Filename
    813467
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=349257