Deep Space Optical Communications (original) (raw)

Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) is a laser space communication system in development meant to improve communications performance 10 to 100 times over the current radio frequency technology without incurring increases in mass, volume or power. DSOC will be capable of providing high bandwidth downlinks from beyond cislunar space. The project is led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.