According to Astrolight, POLARIS is a “small, gimballed free space optical (FSO) communication solution for large naval ...

The final piece to NASA's first two-way laser communication relay system will soon launch to the International Space Station (ISS). The ILLUMA-T terminal, which is about the size of a large chest, ...

In May 2022, the TeraByte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD) payload onboard a small CubeSat satellite was launched into orbit 300 miles above Earth’s surface. Since then, TBIRD has delivered terabytes of data ...

The device, developed by researchers from the Faculty of Physics and the Centre for Quantum Optical Technologies, uses ...

When NASA's Psyche probe launches in October on its mission to a metal asteroid as much as 309 million miles (497 million km) from Earth, it will be carrying a new laser communications system that ...

LEXINGTON, Va. – An idea nearly 30 years in the making could now turn a profit as a first-of-its-kind communication system. Lexington-based Attochron is a business that received consultation from ...

Dec. 8—An Atlas V rocket assembled at the United Launch Alliance plant in Decatur launched successfully Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida carrying a NASA laser communication ...

CAPE CANAVERAL (CBSMiami/CNN) - NASA's upcoming Laser Communications Relay Demonstration could revolutionize the way the agency communicates with future missions across the solar system. These lasers ...

Communication with a spacecraft is typically performed using Radio Frequency (RF). RF is a well-established and well-regulated technology that enables communication over long distances as proven by ...

The use of invisible lasers in space may sound like something from science fiction, but it’s real. NASA’s upcoming Laser Communications Relay Demonstration could revolutionize the way the agency ...

Veeco continues making inroads into the rapidly growing laser market for advanced optical transceivers, which enable fast communication between the advanced processors that run increasingly complex AI ...

Northrop Grumman Corp. last month successfully demonstrated a secure networked laser communications system for low-Earth orbit satellite constellations supporting the U.S. military. Conducted at the ...