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16 March 2015 NASA's optical communications program for 2015 and beyond
Donald M. Cornwell Jr.
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Proceedings Volume 9354, Free-Space Laser Communication and Atmospheric Propagation XXVII; 93540E (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2087132
Event: SPIE LASE, 2015, San Francisco, California, United States
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NASA's Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program at NASA headquarters is pursuing a vibrant and wide-ranging optical communications program for further planetary and near-Earth missions following the spectacular success of NASA's Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) from the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft orbiting the moon in 2013. This invited paper will discuss NASA's new laser communication missions, key scenarios and details, and the plans to infuse this new technology into NASA's existing communications networks.
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Donald M. Cornwell Jr. "NASA's optical communications program for 2015 and beyond", Proc. SPIE 9354, Free-Space Laser Communication and Atmospheric Propagation XXVII, 93540E (16 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2087132
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KEYWORDS
Optical communications
Neodymium
Ions
Telecommunications
Relays
Data communications
Channel projecting optics
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