Optical carrier phase recovery and locking in a Pulse-Position Modulation communication link

Author

Aveline, David C. ; Farr, William H. ; Yu, Nan

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

2-5 May 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

We have demonstrated optical phase recovery from a Pulse-Position Modulated (PPM) laser beam. Our goal is to develop and validate a laser communication and ranging method that utilizes optical coherence within the well-established scheme of PPM with photon-counting detection. Recovery of the carrier phase within optical PPM signals will enable precision Doppler tracking and ranging at optical wavelengths, benefitting spacecraft navigation and scientific measurements based on the propagation of light signals. It also has direct implications for ideal quantum-limited optical communication receivers.

Keywords

optical communication; optical links; optical receivers; optical tracking; space vehicles; Doppler tracking; PPM laser beam communication; ideal quantum-limited optical communication receivers; optical carrier phase recovery; optical wavelengths; photon-counting detection; pulse-position modulation communication link; spacecraft navigation; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frequency Control and the European Frequency and Time Forum (FCS), 2011 Joint Conference of the IEEE International

Conference_Location

San Fransisco, CA

ISSN

1075-6787

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-111-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FCS.2011.5977865

Filename

5977865