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ETOGS

Overview The ESA Transportable Optical Ground Station (ETOGS) is a shipping container sized portable laser ground station testbed for use with…

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Optical Frequency Comb Generator (OFCG)

Overview An Optical Frequency Comb Generator (OFCG) is utilized in optical communication systems to generate a series of discrete, equally spaced…

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FSO Multiple In Multiple Out (MIMO) & Single In Single Out (SISO)

Overview SISO and MIMO refer to arrangements of optical transmitters and receivers. SISO systems are generally simpler but have lower data…

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FSO-WDM

Summary Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) enables the transportation of multiple optical carrier signals along a single optical link by utilizing different…

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Enriching Capacity and Transmission of Hybrid WDM-FSO Link for 5G Mobility

Paper Summary: Hybrid FSO-WDM (Free Space Optics Wave Division Multiplexing) can potentially be used to enhance the capacity of 5G wireless…

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Wideband Global SATCOM Expansions

The Wideband Global SATCOM system (WGS) is a high capacity satellite communications system planned for use in partnership by the United States Department of…

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Telescope Material Selection

Due to various environmental parameters such as the fluctuating solar loading, the materials used to construct the telescope equipped aboard satellites…

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Wavelength Selection

Choice of wavelength affects both the link performance and the detector sensitivity. As tradeoffs exist between the antenna gain (better at…

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H3 Aerospace

Overview Founded in 2007 and located in Tussenhausen, Germany, H3 Aerospace GmbH & Co. KG is a conglomerate of 11 different…

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The National Centre for Space Studies (CNES)

The National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) is the French government space agency similar to NASA, JAXA, and DLR. It is…

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