Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has debuted the company’s new Atlas Space Control capability at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2025 in Sydney. The Atlas family of ground-based, high energy laser […]
Laser Beams
Reflective beam expanders for high power laser experiments under vacuum
Optical Surfaces Ltd. has announced reflective beam expanders with the option to optimally operate in high vacuum environments, expanding or reducing high power laser beams. Benefiting from a high throughput off-axis design, these beam expanders […]
Forrester’s Digest: India gives ‘Letter of Intent’ to Starlink
Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband by satellite system has received a ‘Letter of Intent’ from India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT). The official message covers Starlink’s satellite communications services. However, there are […]
New WTA Research Report: Ground Segment for the VHTS Generation
WTA has released its newest research report, Ground Segment for the VHTS Generation. The report is free for WTA Members and available for purchase by others. About…While all eyes may be on low […]
NewSpace India Limited’s communications satellite is launched by SpaceX
On Monday, November 18 at 1:31 p.m. ET, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the NSIL GSAT-N2 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral […]
Leonardo DRS to provide additional advanced laser systems to protect U.S. military
Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) has received another full-rate production contract to supply its industry-leading Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) technology to enable Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) systems for critical military […]
Optical Surfaces delivers accurate high magnification of small aperture laser beams
An artifact suppression method developed by Optical Surfaces Ltd. has enabled them to accurately magnify small aperture laser beams using a 30x reflective beam expander. Accurate high magnification of small […]