A Review of Advancements and Trends in Time-to-Digital Converters Based on FPGA

H ** in a tapered superconducting nanowire single-photon detector
L Kong, Q Zhao, H Wang, Y Huang, S Chen, H Hao… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
A spectrum-resolved photon detector is crucial for cutting-edge quantum optics,
astronomical observation, and spectroscopic sensing. However, such an ability is rarely …

Optical-to-Orion (O2O) ground terminal (GT) at Table Mountain Facility (TMF)

A Biswas, S Piazzolla, A Croonquist… - Free-Space Laser …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
NASA is planning a bi-directional space-to-ground optical-communications detailed test
object ive (DTO), from the crewed Orion spacecraft scheduled to fly on Artemis II. A space …

Analytical propagation model for underwater free-space optical communication through realistic levels of oceanic absorption and scattering

AB Davis, LC Roberts, SJ Dolinar, MK Cheng - Applied Optics, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Optical communications (OC) through water bodies is an attractive technology for a variety of
applications. Thanks to current single-photon detection capabilities, OC receiver systems …

Architecture and analysis of telescope arrays for deep space optical communication

R Rogalin, D Cho, C Okino - Laser Communication and …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The use of free space optical communication from deep space promises to revolutionize the
capabilities of human and robotic exploration, enabling modern-internet-like data rates …

500 Mbps high-speed high-sensitivity photon-counting communication demonstration system

Y Si, T Wen, J Huang, L Zhang, R Shu, J Wang - Optics Express, 2025 - opg.optica.org
We propose and demonstrate a high-speed, high-sensitivity photon communication system
based on a 16-pixel superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) array. This …

Photon-counting for deep space optical communications

A Biswas, M Srinivasan, E Wollman… - Advanced Photon …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Motivated by the need for higher data volume return from NASA's future planetary missions,
the deep space optical communications (DSOC) technology demonstration (TD) was …