DocumentCode
3373462
Title
Deep-space optical terminals: Ground laser receiver
Author
Birnbaum, Kevin M. ; Charles, Jeffrey R. ; Farr, William H. ; Gin, Jonathan ; Quirk, Kevin J. ; Roberts, William T. ; Stern, Jeffrey A. ; Wu, Yen-Hung
Author_Institution
Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
11-13 May 2011
Firstpage
136
Lastpage
141
Abstract
Deep-space Optical Terminals (DOT) is a concept for providing bi-directional communication between a spacecraft at planetary distances and ground. The objective is a system that delivers 10 times the data-rate of a state-of-the-art Ka-band system while putting a comparable mass and power burden on the spacecraft. Here we give an overview of the concept for the Ground Laser Receiver (GLR) terminal. We discuss the selection of telescopes, receiver optics, detectors, and electronics.
Keywords
optical communication; receivers; sensors; space communication links; space vehicles; telescopes; Ka-band system; bi-directional communication; deep-space optical terminals; detectors; electronics; ground laser receiver terminal; receiver optics; spacecraft; telescopes; Arrays; Assembly; Detectors; Downlink; Optics; Telescopes; US Department of Transportation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Space Optical Systems and Applications (ICSOS), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Santa Monica, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9686-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICSOS.2011.5783657
Filename
5783657
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