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physics.space-ph2017★ 54 cited
LEO-to-ground optical communications using SOTA (Small Optical TrAnsponder) - Payload verification results and experiments on space quantum communications
Alberto Carrasco-Casado, Hideki Takenaka, Dimitar Kolev +8
Free-space optical communications have held the promise of revolutionizing space communications for a long time. The benefits of increasing the bitrate while reducing the volume, m…
physics.optics2017★ 306 cited
Satellite-to-ground quantum communication using a 50-kg-class micro-satellite
Hideki Takenaka, Alberto Carrasco-Casado, Mikio Fujiwara +3
Recent rapid growth in the number of satellite-constellation programs for remote sensing and communications, thanks to the availability of small-size and low-cost satellites, provi…