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Future spacecraft will require a paradigm shift in the way information is transmitted, in light of the continuous increase in the amount of data requiring space links. Current radio-frequency-based communication systems impose a bottleneck on the volume of data that can be transmitted back to Earth due to technological as well as regulatory reasons. Free-space optical communication has finally emerged as a key technology for solving the increasing bandwidth limitations for space communication while reducing the size, weight and power of satellite communication systems, and taking advantage of a license-free spectrum. |
