A recent study of deep space telecommunications systems was performed in support of NASA's Mission to the Solar System planing activity. The results show that high bandwidth communications (greater than 1Mbps) are feasible ...

The purpose of this paper is to briefly review the state-of-the-art in deep space laser communications and its challenges and discuss NASA-supported technology development efforts and plans for deep space optical communications ...

The Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST), part of NASA's Origins program, is a follow on to the Hubble Space Telescope expected to provide timely new science along with answering fundamental questions.

Ground-based reception of optical signals from space suffers from degradation of the optical phase-front caused by atmospheric turbulence, leading to a reduction in the effective diameter of the receiving aperture and to ...

The technology of the optical measurement of current is reviewed. Several fundamentallydifferent approaches are described. Implementations from a number of manufacturers are examinedso as to highlight the similarities ...

This paper contains some recommendations for the optics curricula that seek to serve students intent on a career in optical engineering, as well as suggestions for the young professional embarking on such a career. It also ...

In this talk, the techniques for achieving high response uniformity from a pushbroom imaging spectrometer are discussed, and spectrometer system examples are given that maximize SNR and uniformity.