Title :
Experimental operations for STRV-2 satellite lasercom terminal
Author :
Stieger, Ron ; Schuster, John ; Adhikari, Prasanna ; Hakakha, Hare1 ; Riley, Brian ; Koontz, Joe ; Lath, Arunabh ; Moursund, Carter ; Barclay, Micah ; Korevaar, Eric
Author_Institution :
Astro Terra Corp., San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
Laser communications hardware built under funding from BMDO will be flown on the Space Technology Research Vehicle 2 (STRV-2), scheduled for launch in December, 1998. This paper describes the operational scenarios for satellite-to-ground lasercom experiments
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; laser beam applications; satellite links; BMDO; STRV-2 satellite lasercom terminal; Space Technology Research Vehicle 2; operational scenarios; satellite-to-ground lasercom experiments; Artificial satellites; Bandwidth; Charge coupled devices; Filters; Hardware; Laser modes; Mirrors; Semiconductor lasers; Space technology; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732770
