

Communication Systems
Protecting U.S. military communications capabilities
We develop advanced systems and technology to enable the next generation of communications networks. Our work explores how to make satellite communications more resilient, how to make longer and faster laser datalinks to space, and how to improve tactical radios for soldiers.

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Featured Projects
Precision Clock Synchronization for Advanced Sensing
Combined quantum networking and lasercom optical signaling techniques could impact advanced sensing applications such as geolocation with distributed systems.
Networking for a New Era of Global Satellite Connectivity
Large constellations of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) allow for unparalleled global coverage but require new networking approaches.
Mitigating cellular network congestion through adaptive beamforming with reflectarrays
A low-cost, reconfigurable radio receiver architecture provides an alternative approach to filter out unwanted transmissions in millimeter-wave (MMW) signals.
Guiding Light in Air-Filled Fibers for Long-Distance Lasercom
A new type of fiber could transmit the high-power light needed for future deep-space science and exploration missions.
Laboratory Stories
Rahul Amin
Khusbu Patel
Megan Bliss
Linda McCabe
Advancing Our Research
Events
Lincoln Laboratory Communications Workshop (LLCW) 2025
Featured Publications
Covariance estimation with scanning arrays: FY23 RF Systems Technical Investment Program
Network performance of pLEO topologies in a high-inclination Walker Delta Satellite Constellation
Contingent routing using orbital geometry in proliferated low-earth-orbit satellite networks
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