Nearly five years ago, NASA and Lincoln Laboratory made history when the Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) used a pulsed laser beam to transmit data from a satellite orbiting the moon to Earth—more than 239,000 ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 17, 2018
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Every time we send an e-mail, a tweet, or stream a video, we rely on laser light to transfer digital information over a complex network of optical fibers. Dozens of high-performance lasers are needed to fill up the bandwidth ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 12, 2018
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NASA's Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) mission has begun integration and testing at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The mission will demonstrate how a transition from radio to laser ...
Space Exploration
Dec 18, 2017
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Orbital ATK's Cygnus resupply ship with its cymbal-ike UltraFlex solar arrays approaches the International Space Station's robotic arm Canadarm2 as both spacecraft fly into an orbital sunrise on Nov. 14, 2017.
Space Exploration
Nov 17, 2017
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A spacecraft destined to explore a unique asteroid will also test new communication hardware that uses lasers instead of radio waves.
Space Exploration
Oct 19, 2017
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The scientific community has known about the existence of electrons for over a hundred years, but there are important facets of their interaction with matter that remain shrouded in mystery. One particular area of interest ...
General Physics
Jun 13, 2017
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NASA is working to forever change the way astronauts communicate to and from space using an advanced laser communications system called LEMNOS, which will enable exponentially faster connections than ever before.
Space Exploration
Mar 29, 2017
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NASA is developing a trailblazing, long-term technology demonstration of what could become the high-speed internet of the sky.
Space Exploration
Mar 22, 2017
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Thought your Internet speeds were slow? Try being a space scientist for a day.
Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2017
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Russian researchers have developed a new material that converts infrared light to ultrashort pulses of ultraviolet. For this purpose, the scientists exposed silicon film to a laser so that its relief adjusted under the light ...
Nanophysics
Dec 21, 2016
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