Since about 1977, the European Space Agency ESA is pursuing activities in the field of optical communications for space applications. With the worldwide recognition which these technologies experienced over the last few years, optical communication payloads are now seriously considered for some of ESA's forthcoming satellite projects. Parallel to this project-oriented work, ESA continues with research and development activities on optical communication systems and components.


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    Title :

    Optical Space Communications: Esa Activities And Plans


    Contributors:
    Hahne, A. (author) / Furch, B. (author) / Halm, R. (author) / Lutz, H. (author)

    Conference:

    Optical Technologies for Space Communication Systems ; 1987 ; Los Angeles,CA,United States


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1987-06-03





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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