High Bandwidth Laser Comms
ITT's laser communication terminals can be integrated into an aircraft or used in a ground station for transmitting 2.5 Gbps data between aircraft, from an aircraft to ground, or site to site, with link ranges greater than 100 km between aircraft at altitudes of 30,000 ft. The terminals operate full duplex and connect networks via optical and electrical gigabit Ethernet or through interface with the multi-platform common data link (MP-CDL). A cooperative laser-based beacon tracking system allows for the communicating terminals to lock on each other and provide a stable line-of-sight for transmitting the data modulated laser energy.
