DocumentCode :
2341919
Title :
Signal and background levels for the Mars laser communications demonstration (MLCD)
Author :
Khatri, F.I. ; Biswas, A.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
fYear :
2005
fDate :
25-27 July 2005
Firstpage :
25
Lastpage :
26
Abstract :
We examine signal, λs, and background, λb photon flux rates incident upon the Palomar receive terminal over different phases and operating conditions of the planned demonstration. The variation of [λsb] is translated into link performance.
Keywords :
Mars; optical links; space communication links; Mars laser communications demonstration; Palomar receive terminal; background photon flux rates; signal photon flux rates; Atmospheric modeling; Channel capacity; Light scattering; Mars; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Telescopes;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
ISSN :
1099-4742
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8981-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1527975
Filename :
1527975
Link To Document :
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