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Lasercom is free space optical communications. Think NASA, ESA, SpaceX StarLink. Lasercom is a revolutionary technology delivering faster, cheaper, more secure data at light speed. Applications include quantum comms, telecom, banking, maritime, agriculture, urban monitoring, emergency services, military and government intelligence, global navigation, and space exploration. It enables amazing high-def space photos, and will become a backbone of the interplanetary internet.
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News
: "Safran is developing tactical laser optical communications for the armed forces (21st June 2024)"
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#2
Article
: "Swedish Space Corporation (SSC): We are building a new generation of ground stations. With optical technology, we take satellite communications to a whole new level of efficiency | (1st July 2024)"
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#3
Research
: "New Open Access Research from University of Western Australia (UWA) on a "Demonstration of a Low-SWaP Terminal for Ground-to-Air Single-Mode Fiber Coupled Laser Links" via a Helicopter (Full-Text) | Photonics (2nd July 2024)"
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#4
Social Media
: "NASA's ILLUMA-T Optical Communication Terminal has been jettisoned from the International Space Station (ISS) | NASA Laser Communications @NASALaserComm on X.com (10th July 2024)"
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#5
Video
: "Youtube Video summarising research on "Two way Free space Laser Communication Earth UAV without UAV Emission Revealing Its Presence" | IBIMA Media (9th July 2024)"
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#6
Lecture
: "KAUST will be Live Streaming today: "From Inform. Theory to Space Laser Commun.: The Necessity of a Multi-disciplinary Approach to OWC": Starts 16:00 CEST | 15:00 BST | 10:00 EDT | 09:00 PDT (15th July 2024)"
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