Satellite communication
Satellites transmit information to earth via laser signals. With over 30 researchers we work on this technology.
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Laser satellite communication
There is a growing demand for more data, due to, among other things, the advent of self-driving cars, social media with more videos, and the ‘Internet of Things’. The existing connections cannot meet that demand. Laser satellite communication offers a solution.
Our latest developments
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This is our time: Industrialising TNO's optical satellite communication technology
In 2024, for example, TNO launched a strategic partnership with FSO Instruments, a joint venture between Demcon and the VDL Group, which commercialises and industrialises TNO’s technology.
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This is our time: working on breakthroughs in laser satellite communication
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AAC Clyde Space to commercialize TNO’s laser terminal for satellite communication
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Dutch satellite instrument achieves milestone in laser data transfer to Earth
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TNO joins European collaboration to develop global quantum internet enabled from space
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