Architecting the ground segment of an optical space communication network

Optical communications are envisioned as a key technology for space communication in the near future. This transition to optical terminals is being pushed by the higher data volume demand of certain missions (i.e.: missions DESDyNI (now cancelled) and NISAR had together a requirement of 60 Tb/day, w...

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Main Authors: Del Portillo Barrios, Inigo, Sanchez Net, Marc, Cameron, Bruce Gregory, Crawley, Edward F
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. System Design and Management Program
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105374
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