Optical communication in space: Challenges and mitigation techniques

H Kaushal, G Kaddoum - IEEE communications surveys & …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, free space optical (FSO) communication has gained significant importance
owing to its unique features: large bandwidth, license free spectrum, high data rate, easy …

Survey on free space optical communication: A communication theory perspective

MA Khalighi, M Uysal - IEEE communications surveys & …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Optical wireless communication (OWC) refers to transmission in unguided propagation
media through the use of optical carriers, ie, visible, infrared (IR), and ultraviolet (UV) bands …

Overview and results of the lunar laser communication demonstration

DM Boroson, BS Robinson, DV Murphy… - Free-Space Laser …, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
From mid-October through mid-November 2013, NASA's Lunar Laser Communication
Demonstration (LLCD) successfully demonstrated for the first time duplex laser …

Near-earth laser communications

H Hemmati - Near-Earth Laser Communications, Second Edition, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
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 …

A compact multi-pixel superconducting nanowire single-photon detector array supporting gigabit space-to-ground communications

H Hao, QY Zhao, YH Huang, J Deng, F Yang… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Classical and quantum space-to-ground communications necessitate highly sensitive
receivers capable of extracting information from modulated photons to extend the …

Deep-space optical communications: Future perspectives and applications

H Hemmati, A Biswas, IB Djordjevic - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The concept of deep-space optical communications was formulated shortly after the
invention of lasers. The promise of laser communications, high data rate delivery with …

Deep-space and near-Earth optical communications by coded orbital angular momentum (OAM) modulation

IB Djordjevic - Optics express, 2011 - opg.optica.org
In order to achieve multi-gigabit transmission (projected for 2020) for the use in
interplanetary communications, the usage of large number of time slots in pulse-position …

Design and implementation of a parallel turbo-decoder ASIC for 3GPP-LTE

C Studer, C Benkeser, S Belfanti… - IEEE Journal of solid …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Turbo-decoding for the 3GPP-LTE (Long Term Evolution) wireless communication standard
is among the most challenging tasks in terms of computational complexity and power …

The lunar laser communications demonstration (LLCD)

DM Boroson, JJ Scozzafava, DV Murphy… - 2009 Third IEEE …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
NASA is presently overseeing a project to create the world's first free-space laser
communications system that can be operated over a range ten times larger than the near …

Laser communication transmitter and receiver design

DO Caplan - Journal of Optical and Fiber Communications Reports, 2007 - Springer
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 …