Resources and Additional Reading

Comparative Study of Optical and Radio-Frequency Communication Systems for a Deep-Space Mission

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.458.9091&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Lasers vs. Microwaves for Deep-Space Communications

http://mwrf.com/rf-classics/lasers-vs-microwaves-deep-space-communications

Laser Beams Replace RF for Lunar Communications

http://mwrf.com/systems/laser-beams-replace-rf-lunar-communications

Communications Satellites: Making the Global Village Possible

http://history.nasa.gov/satcomhistory.html

High Speed Electronics for Free Space Optical Communication between Spacecraft

http://www.astc.uu.se/publications/publications_local/CABR_OCOM_2008.pdf

Deep Space Optical Communications

http://descanso.jpl.nasa.gov/monograph/series7/Descanso_7_Full_Version+.pdf

Space-Based Laser Communications Break Threshold

http://www.osa-opn.org/home/articles/volume_27/may_2016/features/space-based_laser_communications_break_threshold/

NASA's Laser-Communication Tech for Spacecraft Zaps Forward

http://www.space.com/30452-nasa-laser-communications-system-spacecraft.html