Optical communications will provide the next generation of interplanetary missions with high-bit-rate data transmission, requiring modifications on the ground and in space, explains Leslie Deutsch.
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The research was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. US Government sponsorship is acknowledged.
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Deutsch, L.J. Towards deep space optical communications. Nat Astron 4, 907 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-1193-1
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