Title :
The effect of uplink fading on the pointing and tracking system of the Mars lasercom terminal
Author :
Burnside, J.W. ; Khatri, F.I. ; Murphy, D.V. ; Michael, S.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
We study the effect of atmospheric fading on the pointing and tracking system of the Mars lasercom terminal. We show system performance with varying atmospheric turbulence. Algorithms to mitigate errors caused by fading are demonstrated.
Keywords :
Mars; atmospheric turbulence; optical links; optical tracking; pointing systems; space communication links; telecommunication terminals; Mars lasercom terminal; atmospheric turbulence; pointing system; tracking system; uplink fading; Earth; Fading; Frequency; Gold; Mars; Mirrors; Optical feedback; Optical fiber communication; Optical scattering; System performance;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8981-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1527977
