Title :
Turning Palomar into a deep-space optical receiver
Author :
Chen, Chien-Chung ; Biswas, Abhijit ; Roberts, William T. ; Britcliffe, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
The approach for adapting the 200-inch Hale telescope, located at Mt. Palomar, CA to support a deep space optical communications project is outlined. Considerations include protecting the telescope for daytime operations and limiting the amount of background detected by the receiver.
Keywords :
optical receivers; space communication links; telescopes; Hale telescope; Mt. Palomar, CA; deep space optical communications project; deep-space optical receiver; Mars; Mirrors; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Protection; Space vehicles; Sun; Telescopes; Turning;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8981-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1527968
