Data receiving frontends using avalanche photodiodes are used in optical free-space
communications for their effective sensitivity, large detection area, and uncomplex operation …

Since launch in May 2022, NASA's TeraByte Infrared Delivery (TBIRD) program has
successfully demonstrated 100-Gbps and 200-Gbps laser communication downlinks from a …

The Terabyte Infrared Delivery (TBIRD) program will establish an optical communication link
from a 6U nanosatellite in low-Earth orbit to a ground station at burst rates up to 200 Gbps …

Direct‐to‐Earth transmissions with optical on/off‐keying are becoming the method of choice
to realize telemetry downlinks from low Earth orbit satellites at highest data‐rates. Here, we …

Downlink measurement campaigns from the optical downlink terminal OSIRISv1 onboard
the LEO satellite Flying Laptop were carried out with the French Observatoire de la Côte …

The Terabyte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD) program will establish a communication link from a
nanosatellite in low-Earth orbit to a ground station at burst rates up to 200 Gbps. The TBIRD …

In the frame of ongoing efforts between space agencies to define an on-off-keying-based
optical low-Earth-orbit (LEO) direct-to-Earth (DTE) waveform, this paper offers an in-depth …

Architecture of a 10 Gbauds link between new high complexity optical ground station
suitable for feeder link and a geo-stationary satellite is described. Such link is tested in …

Since launch in May 2022, the TeraByte Infrared Delivery (TBIRD) payload on a 6U CubeSat
has successfully demonstrated 100/200 Gbps laser communications and has transferred> 1 …

A satellite-constellation based global quantum network could allow secure quantum
communication between remote users worldwide. Such a constellation could be formed of …