@article{e98b49f41edf416d8b7ffead4633e2a9,
title = "Deep-space optical communications: Future perspectives and applications",
abstract = "The concept of deep-space optical communications was formulated shortly after the invention of lasers. The promise of laser communications, high data rate delivery with significantly reduced aperture size for the flight terminal, led to the pursuit of several successful experiments from Earth orbit and provided the incentive for further demonstrations to extend the range to deep space. This paper is aimed at presenting an overview of the current status of optical communications with an emphasis on deep space. Future perspectives and applications of optical communications related to near-Earth and interplanetary communications are also addressed.",
keywords = "Deep-space optical communications, laser communications, lasers, photon-counting detectors",
author = "Hamid Hemmati and Abhijit Biswas and Djordjevic, {Ivan B.}",
note = "Funding Information: Manuscript received October 21, 2010; revised April 27, 2011; accepted June 18, 2011. Date of publication August 15, 2011; date of current version October 19, 2011. The research described in this paper was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology under a Contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It was also supported in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grants CCF-0952711 and ECCS-0725405. H. Hemmati and A. Biswas are with the Optical Communications Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA (e-mail: hhemmati@jpl.nasa.gov; abiswas@jpl.nasa.gov). I. B. Djordjevic is with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA (e-mail: ivan@ece.arizona.edu).",
year = "2011",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1109/JPROC.2011.2160609",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "99",
pages = "2020--2039",
journal = "Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers",
issn = "0018-9219",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
number = "11",
}