Research and Development of a Transportable Optical Ground Station in NICT: The Results of the First Performance Test

In recent years, the necessity of free-space optical (FSO) communications has increased as a method for realizing high-speed communications between satellites and the ground. However, one disadvantage of FSO communications is the significant influence of the atmosphere. Specifically, FSO communicati...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiko Saito, Hideki Takenaka, Koichi Shiratama, Yasushi Munemasa, Alberto Carrasco-Casado, Phuc V. Trinh, Kenji Suzuki, Tetsuharu Fuse, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Toshihiro Kubo-oka, Morio Toyoshima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Physics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2021.636696/full