Holographically corrected telescope for high-bandwidth optical communications

We present a design for an optical data communications receiver-transmitter pair based on the holographic correction of a large diameter, poor-quality , reflecting primary mirror. The telescope has a narrow bandwidth (<0.1 nm) with good signal frequency isolation (>60 dB) and is scalable to meter-cla ss apertures. We demonstrate the correction of a reflector telescope with o ver 2000 waves of aberration to diffraction-limited operation, capable of h andling data transmission rates up to 100 GHz. (C) 1999 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: 090.1000, 060.4510, 110.6770, 120.4640.