Space Photonics

Space photonics is a key technology in the emerging market of laser space communications. It can enable new bandwidth-hungry applications and significantly boost the space communications industry and used to improve space systems in a variety of ways, including:

• Communication: Photonics can be used for optical, quantum, and intra-satellite communications. 
• Sensing: Photonics can be used for space-based remote sensing and atomic quantum sensors. 
• Hardware: Photonics can be used for photonic integrated circuits for space applications. 
• Data handling: Photonics can be used for data handling. 
• Measurement systems: Photonics can be used for high-resolution measurement systems. 
• Processing units: Photonics can be used for processing units.