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World's first successful 2 Tbit/s free-space optical communication using small optical terminals mountable on satellites and HAPS

Figure 1: NICT's 7.4 km, 2 Tbit/s horizontal propagation experiment (April 2025). The ST terminal was used as the transmitter and the FX terminal as the receiver. The terminals exchanged pseudo-random ...
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Vibration-Insensitive Testing for Optical Communications

Government and space agencies are investing significantly in free space laser communications to meet the demands of data-intensive applications. By leveraging multiple wavelengths, laser sources have ...
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NTT Introduces Revolutionary Optical Power Supply for High-Speed Communications

The World’s First Self-Powered Transmission Line that Delivers 1W of Power to an Unpowered Point While Maintaining Speed and Communications Quality TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NTT Corporation (NTT) and ...
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World's first practical surface-emitting laser for optical fiber communications developed: advancing miniaturization, energy efficiency, and cost reduction of light sources

- Development of the world's first practical surface-emitting laser suitable for optical fiber communications systems. - Utilization of quantum dots as an optical gain medium, enabled by NICT's ...
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NICT, KIYOHARA OPTICS,ArkEdge Space and SoftBank Corp.Enter Collaborative Agreement to Demonstrate Optical Wireless Communications Between Space and the Stratosphere

Four parties will verify bidirectional communication by equipping optical wireless communication devices on Low Earth Orbit satellites and HAPS. The National Institute of Information and ...