Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mott, William H. Laser satellite communication : the third generation / William H. Mott IV and Robert B. Sheldon with Peter O. McVay and L. Philip Sheldon. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56720-329-9 (alk. paper) 1. Laser communication systems. 2. Artificial satellites in telecommunication. 3. Telecommunication. I. Sheldon, Robert B., 1959- II. Title. TK5103.6.M68 2000 338.4'76213827--dc21 99-27547
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2000 by William H. Mott IV and Robert B. Sheldon All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 99-27547 ISBN: 1-56720-329-9 First published in 2000 Quorum Books, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.quorumbooks.com Printed in the United States of America ∞ + ⃝™ The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |