• 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