Free-space laser communication systems have the potential to provide flexible, high-speed
connectivity suitable for long-haul intersatellite and deep-space links. For these applications …

This groundbreaking resource is the first book to offer you a thorough, practical treatment of
laser space communications. The book focuses on the feasibility of laser space …

Free-space optical communications in space can realize broadband and large-capacity
communications using smaller and lower-power-consumption onboard equipment …

This chapter is an introduction to the near-Earth laser communication technology. By near-
Earth, we mean high-altitude platforms and Earth-orbiting satellites. Justification for high …

We describe a flexible high-sensitivity laser communication transceiver design that can
significantly benefit performance and cost of NASA's satellite-based Laser Communications …

Laser sources enable highly efficient optical communications links due to their ability to be
focused into very directive beam profiles. Recent atmospheric and space optical links have …

Future spacecraft will require a paradigm shift in the way information is transmitted, in light of
the continuous increase in the amount of data requiring space links. Current radio-frequency …

Optical wireless technologies have been incorporated into millions of consumer products
such as televisions and cell phones, and they also enable last-mile broadband access, inter …

Optical wireless communication (OWC) is gaining acceptance in an increasing number of
sectors of science and industry, owing to its unique combination of features: extremely high …

Small satellites, particularly CubeSats, have become popular platforms for a wide variety of
scientific, commercial and military remote sensing applications. Inexpensive commercial o …