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The laser communication system proposed here for short-distance horizontal ground links and for the link between a ground station and a geostationary satellite will provide eye-safe and power-efficient communication by using a wavelength between 1.5 and 2.2 µm. This proposal is based on the results of a space laser communication system study, and the proposed system will use high-speed optical devices and adaptive optics that actively compensate wavefront distortions. A link budget study shows that a system with a 10-Gbps bit-rate between a geostationary satellite and a ground station can be constructed using technology already available. The power efficiency of the system is expected to be improved by using a multilevel pulse position modulation scheme, short-pulse lasers, and fiber amplifiers.
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Arimoto, Y., Hiromoto, N. (1998). High-speed free-space laser communication. In: Hasegawa, T., Takagi, H., Takahashi, Y. (eds) Performance and Management of Complex Communication Networks. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35360-9_10
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