G&H event poster for a talk titled 'Optical Amplifiers: From Underseas Repeaters to Laser Terminals in Space.' Speaker: Dr. Stratos Kehayas, President, Photonics Division. Scheduled for Oct. 29, 2025, 5:00–5:30 PM in Room 1A, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado, USA. Poster includes G&H logo, a photo of Dr. Kehayas, and a dark blue background with light streak effects.

Dr. Stratos Kehayas, President of the G&H Photonics Division has been invited to speak at Frontiers in Optics & Laser Science (FiO LS) on Wednesday 29th October, 2025. 17:30PM – 18:00PM (Mountain Time – US & Canada). Room 2A Mile High, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado, USA. 

Space Optics & Space-based Laser Communications Sessions

Optical amplifiers revolutionized terrestrial networks and are now becoming vital parts of laser-based satellite communications.

In this session at Frontiers in Optics & Laser Science (FiO LS), Dr. Stratos Kehayas will review the journey of qualifying 15500 nm amplifiers and present development efforts in miniaturization and power scaling for the demanding conditions of space.

How optical amplifiers transitioned from terrestrial to orbital systems

The process of qualifying 1550 nm amplifiers for undersea repeaters

Advances in miniaturization enabling space deployment

Power scaling innovations for future laser-based satellite communications

Frontiers in Optics and Laser Science - Dr. Stratos Kehayas

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