Title :
Optical space communications at JPL
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., NASA, Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Subsystem and system level technology development at JPL for free-space laser communications from both deep space and near-Earth is described. These include acquisition, tracking and pointing, laser transmitters, photon-counting receivers, coding, modulation, and communication systems.
Keywords :
encoding; laser beam applications; optical communication; optical modulation; optical receivers; optical tracking; optical transmitters; photon counting; space communication links; Jet Propulsion Laboratory; coding; communication systems; deep space laser communications; free-space laser communications; laser transmitters; near-Earth laser communications; optical data acquisition; optical modulation; optical space communications; optical tracking; photon-counting receivers; precision beam pointing; subsystem level technology development; system level technology development; Apertures; Assembly; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Pulse amplifiers; Space technology; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251610
