Photon-per-Bit Receiver for Deep Space Communications
Overview A team of researchers from the University of Chambers in Sweden has improved satellite receivers for deep space communications by…
Read MoreLuminescent Detector
Overview The Connectivity Lab at Facebook has developed a new kind of optical detector for FSO communication. Their Luminescent Detector is…
Read MoreDeep-Space Optical Communications (DSOC)
Overview DSOC, short for Deep Space Optical Communications, is a NASA laser-based space communications program which is still in the development…
Read MoreDynamic Routing (Adaptive Routing)
Overview Dynamic routing, also called adaptive routing, is a process for optimizing how data is transmitted. It is comparable to taking…
Read MoreETS (Engineering Test Satellite)
Overview Engineering Test Satellite (ETS) is a program name given to certain satellites launched by JAXA (formerly NASDA). The ETS name…
Read MoreAnomalous refraction of optical spacetime wave packets
Overview Ayman Abouraddy and his team at UCF’s College of Optics and Photonics have developed a new type of laser beam…
Read MoreMassachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (MITLL)
Overview MIT Lincoln Laboratory (MITLL) occupies 75 acres (20 acres of which are MIT property) on the eastern perimeter of Hanscom…
Read MoreQuantum Cascade Laser for FSO Communication
Overview Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) is a semiconductor-based laser whose operation is unipolar meaning it only depends on the inter-band transition…
Read MoreOptical Wireless Home Networks (OWHN)
Overview Optical Wireless Home Networks (OWHN), more commonly known as indoor FSO networks, is a wireless broadband communication within homes and…
Read MoreError Control Coding
Overview Error control coding (ECC) is the coding procedure done to control the occurrences of errors. These techniques help in Error…
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