DocumentCode
2341982
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
fYear
2005
fDate
25-27 July 2005
Firstpage
29
Lastpage
30
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;
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.2005.1527977
Filename
1527977
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