@inproceedings{17668d44829c4416af88d061c3b26a85,
title = "High Data Rate Laser Communications for the Black Hole Explorer",
abstract = "The Black Hole Explorer (BHEX) is a mission concept that can dramatically improve state-of-the-art astronomical very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) imaging resolution by extending baseline distances to space. To support these scientific goals, a high data rate downlink is required from space to ground. Laser communications is a promising option for realizing these high data rate, long-distance space-to-ground downlinks with smaller space/ground apertures. Here, we present a scalable laser communications downlink design and current lasercom mission results.",
keywords = "laser communications, very long baseline interferometry",
author = "Jade Wang and Bryan Bilyeu and Don Boroson and Dave Caplan and Kat Riesing and Bryan Robinson and Curt Schieler and Johnson, {Michael D.} and Lindy Blackburn and Kari Haworth and Janice Houston and Sara Issaoun and Daniel Palumbo and Elliot Richards and Ranjani Srinivasan and Jonathan Weintroub and Dan Marrone",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 SPIE.; Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave ; Conference date: 16-06-2024 Through 22-06-2024",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1117/12.3019274",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Coyle, {Laura E.} and Shuji Matsuura and Perrin, {Marshall D.}",
booktitle = "Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024",
}