Title :
ETS-VI experimental optical inter-satellite communication system
Author :
Shikatani, Motokazu ; Aruga, Tadashi ; Itabe, Toshikazu ; Ishizu, Mituo ; Takabe, Masao ; Hiromoto, Norihisa ; Shiomi, Tadashi
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Minist. of Posts & Telecommun., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The authors present an outline of the optical communication experiment plan between ETS-VI (Engineering Test Satellite VI) and earth stations. A laser communication equipment payload is under development. An optical facility with a 1.5-m-diameter telescope system is used for the fixed ground station. In this communication experiment, dual optical communication will be established, and fundamental optical communication experiments will be conducted, including optical beam pointing/tracking, data transmission, spacecraft attitude precise determination, and laser beam propagation in the atmosphere
Keywords :
atmospheric light propagation; optical communication equipment; optical links; satellite relay systems; ETS-VI; Engineering Test Satellite VI; atmosphere; data transmission; dual optical communication; earth stations; fixed ground station; inter-satellite communication system; laser beam propagation; laser communication equipment payload; optical beam pointing/tracking; optical communication experiment; spacecraft attitude precise determination; Artificial satellites; Communication equipment; Data communication; Optical beams; Optical communication equipment; Optical fiber communication; Payloads; Satellite ground stations; Telescopes; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1989. ICC '89, BOSTONICC/89. Conference record. 'World Prosperity Through Communications', IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1989.49947
