Title :
A receiver for the Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration using the optical communications telescope laboratory
Author :
Shaw, Matthew D. ; Birnbaum, K. ; Cheng, Ming ; Srinivasan, M. ; Quirk, K. ; Kovalik, J. ; Biswas, Arijit ; Beyer, A. ; Marsili, Francesco ; Verma, V.B. ; Mirin, Richard P. ; Nam, S.W. ; Stern, J.A. ; Farr, W.H.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
We discuss the design and implementation of a receiver for the Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration based on a 12-pixel array of tungsten silicide superconducting nanowire single photon detectors. The receiver was used to close a software communication link from lunar orbit at 39 and 79 Mbps.
Keywords :
astronomical telescopes; nanowires; superconducting photodetectors; lunar laser communication; optical communications telescope laboratory; software communication link; tungsten silicide superconducting nanowire single photon detectors; Arrays; Assembly; Detectors; Moon; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Receivers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
