DocumentCode
279657
Title
Diode pumped Nd:Host laser transmitter for intersatellite optical communications
Author
Johann, U.A. ; Seelert, W.
Author_Institution
Space Div. of Dornier, Friedrichshafen, West Germany
fYear
1990
fDate
32885
Firstpage
42491
Lastpage
42495
Abstract
A transmitter laser breadboard suitable for a coherent space communication system is under development. The paper reflects some design considerations and preliminary experimental results. A typical mission scenario is a communication return link between a LEO (low Earth orbit) and a GEO (geostationary Earth orbit) satellite at 45000 km distance, 500 Mb/s data rate, and 10 E-7 bit error rate. This, together with the option of employing the most sensitive coherent detection techniques like PSK homodyne, led to the technical requirements shown for the Nd:YAG transmitter laser which are specified as a development goal
Keywords
laser beam applications; neodymium; optical links; satellite relay systems; solid lasers; transmitters; PSK homodyne; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; coherent detection; coherent space communication system; diode pumped laser transmitter; error rate; geostationary Earth orbit; intersatellite optical communications; low Earth orbit;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Optical Intersatellite Links and On-Board Techniques, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location
London
Type
conf
Filename
189651
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