Issues Impacting The Application Of Semiconductor Lasers In Space Communications

Gary Evans; Jay Leary

doi:10.1117/12.932405

21 December 1981 Issues Impacting The Application Of Semiconductor Lasers In Space Communications

Gary Evans, Jay Leary

Proceedings Volume 0295, Control and Communication Technology in Laser Systems; (1981) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.932405
Event: 25th Annual Technical Symposium, 1981, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Techniques for combining individual semiconductor lasers for use as a laser communication transmitter are discussed. The geometries, aging characteristics, radiation effects, and lifetimes of semiconductor lasers are reviewed, and the resulting effects on the laser communications transmitter are assessed.

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Gary Evans and Jay Leary "Issues Impacting The Application Of Semiconductor Lasers In Space Communications", Proc. SPIE 0295, Control and Communication Technology in Laser Systems, (21 December 1981); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.932405

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