Dr. Donald M. Cornwell Profile

Dr. Donald M. Cornwell

Senior Manager, Optical Communications, Amazon

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Proceedings Article | 15 February 2018 Paper

TeraByte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD): a demonstration of large-volume direct-to-Earth data transfer from low-Earth orbit

B. Robinson, D. Boroson, C. Schieler, F. Khatri, O. Guldner, S. Constantine, T. Shih, J. Burnside, B. Bilyeu, F. Hakimi, A. Garg, G. Allen, E. Clements, D. Cornwell

Proceedings Volume 10524, 105240V (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2295023

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Optical communications, Telecommunications, Receivers, Transceivers, Infrared radiation, Data communications, Relays, Satellites, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2016 Paper

Overview and status of the laser communication relay demonstration

E. Luzhanskiy, B. Edwards, D. Israel, D. Cornwell, J. Staren, N. Cummings, T. Roberts, R. Patschke

Proceedings Volume 9739, 97390C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218182

KEYWORDS: Relays, Telecommunications, Laser communications, Satellites, Free space optical communications, Free space optics, Satellite communications, Modulation, Space operations, Laser systems engineering, Optical communications, Integrated optics, Space telescopes, Data communications, Electronics, Telescopes, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 16 March 2015 Open Access

NASA's optical communications program for 2015 and beyond

Donald Cornwell

Proceedings Volume 9354, 93540E (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2087132

KEYWORDS: Optical communications, Neodymium, Telecommunications, Ions, Relays, Data communications, Channel projecting optics, Lasers, Space operations, Receivers

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2014 Paper

Overview and results of the Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration

Don Boroson, Bryan Robinson, Daniel Murphy, Dennis Burianek, Farzana Khatri, Joseph Kovalik, Zoran Sodnik, Donald Cornwell

Proceedings Volume 8971, 89710S (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2045508

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Space telescopes, Laser communications, Telescopes, Data communications, Clouds, Time division multiplexing, Video, Multiplexing, Laser systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 1998 Paper

Reference interferometer using a semiconductor laser/LED reference source in a cryogenic Fourier-transform spectrometer

Anthony Martino, Donald Cornwell

Proceedings Volume 3435, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323746

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Light emitting diodes, Lamps, Sensors, Semiconductor lasers, Signal detection, Spectroscopy, Neon, Infrared spectroscopy, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 1993 Paper

Overview of laser communication technology at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

William Hayden, Michael Krainak, Donald Cornwell, Anthony Yu, Xiaoli Sun

Proceedings Volume 1866, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.149255

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Receivers, Telecommunications, Semiconductor lasers, Sensors, Laser applications, Modulation, Indium gallium arsenide, Free space optics, Nd:YAG lasers

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Proceedings Article | 26 June 1992 Paper

Time-resolved far-field analysis of a high-power single emitter laser diode

Donald Cornwell, Glenn Unger

Proceedings Volume 1634, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59183

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Modulation, Pulsed laser operation, Telecommunications, Picosecond phenomena, High power lasers, Technologies and applications, Laser applications, Free space optical communications, Near field

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Proceedings Article | 9 June 1992 Paper

High-power master-oscillator power amplifier AlGaAs laser for intersatellite communications

Donald Cornwell

Proceedings Volume 1635, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59275

KEYWORDS: Oscillators, Modulation, Optical amplifiers, Amplifiers, Semiconductor lasers, Semiconductors, Free space optical communications, Optical communications, Continuous wave operation

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1991 Paper

Injection chaining of diode-pumped single-frequency ring lasers for free-space communication

Emily Cheng, Thomas Kane, Richard Wallace, Donald Cornwell

Proceedings Volume 1417, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43761

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Free space optics, Head, Oscillators, Modulators, Laser communications, Telecommunications, Transmitters, Modulation, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1991 Paper

Far-field and wavefront characterization of a high-power semiconductor laser for free-space optical communications

Donald Cornwell, Babak Saif

Proceedings Volume 1417, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43773

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Wavefronts, Continuous wave operation, Semiconductor lasers, Free space optical communications, Phase measurement, Laser applications, Laser communications

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Conference Committee Involvement (10)

Free-Space Laser Communications XXXVII

25 January 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States

Free-Space Laser Communications XXXVI

30 January 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States

Free-Space Laser Communications XXXV

30 January 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States

Free-Space Laser Communications XXXIV

25 January 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States

Free-Space Laser Communications XXXIII

6 March 2021 | Online Only, California, United States

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