Latest results and trade-off of high-power optical fiber amplifiers for optical interorbit communications

Tomohiro Araki; Shiro Yamakawa; Mamoru Furuya; Yasumasa Hisada

doi:10.1117/12.308716

27 May 1998 Latest results and trade-off of high-power optical fiber amplifiers for optical interorbit communications

Tomohiro Araki, Shiro Yamakawa, Mamoru Furuya, Yasumasa Hisada

Proceedings Volume 3266, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies X; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308716
Event: Optoelectronics and High-Power Lasers and Applications, 1998, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Optical inter-orbit communications (Optical IOC) technology is necessary for the space activities of the next century, because of the wide bandwidth of the optical region, and the light weight and small size of Optical IOC equipment. Moreover, transmitter subsystems using optical fiber amplifiers are strong candidates for Optical IOC's high power transmitter. In this paper, R&D activities on optical fiber amplifiers in NASDA are described. Several high power optical fiber amplifiers which have been developed very recently are also discussed. At the end of this paper, we consider a trade off results, for example 'Which optical fiber amplifiers are best for Optical IOC?'

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Tomohiro Araki, Shiro Yamakawa, Mamoru Furuya, and Yasumasa Hisada "Latest results and trade-off of high-power optical fiber amplifiers for optical interorbit communications", Proc. SPIE 3266, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies X, (27 May 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308716

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