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Paper Abstract
Rf and optical communication conceptual terminal designs; size, weight, and power requirements; and development costs are compared for three representative 1-Gbps links. Year 2000 technology is assumed for the designs of LEO-to-GEO, LEO-to-LEO, and LEO-to- Ground terminals based on 32-GHz rf, 60-GHz rf, AlGaAs optical, and InGaAsP/EDFA optical technologies. The optical technologies exhibit advantages in the areas of antenna size, terminal weight, and recurring cost at the 1-Gbps data rate.
Paper Details
Date Published: 22 April 1996
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 2699, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies VIII, (22 April 1996); doi: 10.1117/12.238409
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 2699:
Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies VIII
G. Stephen Mecherle, Editor(s)
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 2699, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies VIII, (22 April 1996); doi: 10.1117/12.238409
Show Author Affiliations
Robert G. Marshalek, Ball Aerospace Systems Group (United States)
G. Stephen Mecherle, Laser Diode Systems Corp. (United States)
G. Stephen Mecherle, Laser Diode Systems Corp. (United States)
Paul Jordan, Laser Diode Systems Corp. (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 2699:
Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies VIII
G. Stephen Mecherle, Editor(s)
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