Overview Turbulence is a phenomenon in fluid mechanics created by unpredictable changes in pressure and flow velocity. Atmospheric turbulence follows the same mechanics. For optics, since pressure and ...

Overview The atmosphere is the transmission medium for an FSO link. Like all transmission mediums, the atmosphere is subject to attenuation loss. This loss can have a major effect on the availability ...

Overview AstroTerrace is a small Japanese company founded on February 2nd, 2016. Their primary business services include the development of equipment for space, project management support, space ...

Overview FSO is an emerging field where uncertainties exist in applications, fundamentals, and ways to utilize technology. As with all optics-based technologies, the largest obstacle to growth is ...

Overview Aperture averaging is a technique used to mitigate the effect of atmospheric turbulence by increasing the size of the receiver aperture. Increasing the aperture naturally increases the ...

Overview York Space Systems was founded to radically improve spacecraft affordability and reliability, transforming and enabling next generation space mission operations worldwide. Today, it is one of ...

Overview On August 8th, 2018, Xenesis, ATLAS Space Operations, and Laser Light Communications announced that they will be joining forces to form the Empower Space Alliance. This network will provide ...

Overview Environmental conditions create significant obstructions to completing satellite-to-ground links (SGL) with OGSs. Multiple potential approaches exist to negate environmental effects and ...

Overview Choice of wavelength affects both the link performance and the detector sensitivity. As tradeoffs exist between the antenna gain (better at lower wavelengths) and the link quality (better at ...

Overview The Wideband Global SATCOM system (WGS) is a high capacity satellite communications system planned for use in partnership by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and the Australian ...