Communication Systems

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.

Communication Networks and Analysis
Laser Communications
Optical and Quantum Communications
Strategic and Long-Range Communications
Tactical Edge Communications
Tactical Satellite Communications

How can we enable timely and automated data sharing across Department of Defense space, air, and surface platforms operating over vast distances? Researchers in our group develop technologies, algorithms, and architectures to provide resilient and interoperable communications across the joint force.

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A simulated image of a black hole's photon ring.

TBIRD technology could help image black holes' photon rings

Nov 6

At Kennedy Space Center, Laboratory staff members Justin Dunbeck (left) and Steven Constantine unpack and examine the Optical Communications System payload for NASA's Artemis II mission to the Moon. Photo: NASA/Glenn Benson.

First communications user terminal demonstrated in two-way laser relay prepares for Moon flyby

Oct 18

A payload shown above the Gulf of California, just after it was jettisoned by a robotic arm from the International Space Station into orbit.

In the Media

Lift-off for space lasers

Oct 1

Optics & Photonics News

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A schematic showing the Earth with many satellite links.

satellite communications (SATCOM)

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.

A prototype reflectarray faces a feed horn in an anechoic chamber.

communications

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.

A schematic showing optical ground terminals and satellites transmitting data via lasercom links across the Earth and to the Moon.

laser communications

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.

An illustration of data being sent across a laser from a small satellite to a ground station on Earth.

laser communications

TeraByte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD)

The laser communications payload has delivered terabytes of data from a satellite to Earth at record-breaking rates that will transform future science missions.

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I value transitioning theoretical concepts to practice and sought a career where I could utilize my analytical skills to build communication systems that make a difference in today’s world.