Space Technology 5

[LSSE12-01(Invited)] Recent trends of space laser communications and the future for Beyond 5G/6G

*Morio Toyoshima¹ (1. National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)

Space laser communications have potentially wider bandwidths, smaller equipment and lower power consumption for satellite communications. This paper introduces the trends and future of the space laser communications for the beyond 5G and 6G era.