NASA Laser Expert Mike Krainak (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Laser Expert Mike Krainak

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NASA laser expert Mike Krainak and his team plan to replace portions of this fiber-optic receiver with an integrated-photonic circuit, whose size will be similar to the chip he is holding. The team then plans to test the advanced modem on the International Space Station.

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Credits: NASA/W. Hrybyk

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