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This paper describes the achievements in optical intersatellite communication based on technology developments that started in Europe (European Space Agency) more than 30 years ago. In 2001, the world-first optical intersatellite communication link was established (between the SPOT-4 and Advanced Relay and TEchnology MIssion Satellite (ARTEMIS) satellites), proving that optical communication technologies can be reliably mastered in space. In 2006, the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) demonstrated a bidirectional optical link between its Optical Inter-Orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite and ARTEMIS, and in 2008, the German Space Agency (DLR) established an intersatellite link between the near-field infrared experiment and TerraSAR-X satellites already based on the second generation of laser communication technology.
Published in:
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
(Volume:16
,
Issue:
5
)
Date of Publication: Sept.-Oct. 2010
- Page(s):
- 1051 - 1057
- ISSN :
- 1077-260X
- INSPEC Accession Number:
- 11560904
- Digital Object Identifier :
- 10.1109/JSTQE.2010.2047383
- Date of Publication :
- 01 June 2010
- Date of Current Version :
- 04 October 2010
- Issue Date :
- Sept.-Oct. 2010
- Sponsored by :
- IEEE Photonics Society
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