Laser Communications
We develop, build, and operate prototype space and airborne laser communication (lasercom) terminals. The technology developed and the lessons learned from these activities are transferred to external partners through participation in standards groups and through the operation of a gold-standard test infrastructure. Our major efforts include demonstration of a high-performance airborne lasercom terminal, design of lasercom interoperability standards, development of a test capability to validate interoperability among various contractor-produced terminals, and investigation into techniques to enable multiple simultaneous lasercom links through a single aperture.