The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center (GRC)
has developed a photon-counting optical ground receiver for pulse-position modulated …

The demonstration of interoperability of the deep-space optical ground demonstration
infrastructures of the two space agencies, NASA and ESA, will reinforce optical …

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is continuously working in
furthering its space and aero communications capabilities required for the successful …

In high-speed photon-counting communication where the slot duration is close to the scale
of detector reset time, the detection efficiency recovery characteristics of superconducting …

We present the status of ongoing work at NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to
build a low-cost flexible ground terminal for optical communication. Previous laser …

In this paper we present a comparative study of the losses associated with fiber-coupled
single-photon detectors in two different configurations, each with the goal of receiving a …

With the development of space technology, the amount of information transmission required
by satellites and various spacecraft has increased exponentially. The use of optical …

JAXA and NICT have started the collaborative research for cislunar optical communications.
NICT is responsible for research and development some of key technologies for cislunar …

A key challenge of photon counting optical communication is delivering light with
atmospherically distorted wavefronts from the telescope to detectors efficiently. When using …

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center (GRC)
is developing a low cost, scalable, photon-counting receiver prototype for space-to-ground …