Demonstration of 1.72 Tbit/s optical data transmission under worst-case turbulence conditions for ground-to-geostationary satellite communications

J Poliak, RM Calvo, F Rein - IEEE Communications Letters, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Optical dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) can provide multiple Tbit/s
throughput in the future geostationary satellite communications. In this letter, the proof-of …

Optical feeder link program and first adaptive optics test results

R Saathof, R Den Breeje, W Klop… - Free-Space Laser …, 2018 - spiedigitallibrary.org
TNO and DLR envision optical free-space communication between ground stations and
geostationary telecommunication satellites to replace the traditional RF links for the next …

Single-mode optical antenna for high-speed and quantum communications

N Perlot, J Roediger, R Freund - Photonic Networks; 19th ITG …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present optical antenna prototypes that can maintain a link between two standard single-
mode fibers with high coupling efficiency. Using standard telecom transmission techniques …