[Laser] Lunar downlink

[John Cauley]

http://www.csr.utexas.edu/mlrs/
Has some info on lasers and the corner reflector(s) on the moon.
John
KC5AN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quik.com>
To: "Free Space LASER Communications" <laser at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 12:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Laser] Lunar downlink


> Yes, but it makes the signal weaker. Double the beamwidth, 1/4 the signal.
>
> -John
>
>
> KD7JYK, 49H7KR wrote:
>
> > : > Putting a laser on the surface of the moon and pointing back at a
target
> > : > on earth is no trivial task.  Many people forget that although the
moon
> >
> > Couldn't a wider beamwidth compensate for this?
> >
> > Kurt
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>
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