ENPNewswire-August 8, 2019--JAXA and Sony CSL to Conduct In-Orbit Demonstrations of Long-Distance
Laser Communication Using Japanese Experiment Module 'Kibo' on the International Space Station
The future EDRS-D payload will consist of three next-generation
laser communication terminals (LCT) to allow simultaneous communication with several satellites, as well as aircraft and UAVs.
Also on display will be the firm's Modulating RetroReflector, capable of passively returning light from an interrogating laser source and modulating its intensity for free space
laser communication. The current Modulating RetroReflector system has been demonstrated at a rate of 200kb/s in the near infrared wavelength range, with switching speeds as low as 3us.
Speakers include NASA astronaut Don Pettit, reality TV producer Eric Bischoff, neuroscientist Moran Cerf,
laser communication entrepreneur Mark LaPenna, inventor Dr.
LGS Innovations, a technology company providing specialized mission-critical communications research and solutions, has been selected to support the NASA Integrated
Laser Communication Relay Demonstration (LCRD) Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) User Modem and Amplifier (ILLUMA) project, the company said.
Michael Warren, CEO of ABWN said, "We are extremely pleased to announce our collaboration with ViaLight, a world- renowned pioneer and developer of
laser communication products.
It was aimed at testing China's new Dongfanghong-5 (DFH- 5) satellite platform and carry out in-orbit experiments including Q/V band satellite communication, satellite-ground
laser communication technologies and an advanced Hull electric propulsion system, it said.
SPIE 5338, Free-Space
Laser Communication Technologies, XVI, 131142.
The aim of this work is to develop a laser terminal and PAT systems for the experimental
laser communication testing between two or more mobile robots [6-18].
Although it is commonly used for wired and wireless communication, it is not typically used with
laser communication.
These features, coupled with low-payload weight, have made
laser communication terminals interesting for applications such as space telescopes, on-board satellites, and scientific space probes.