Title :
Design and breadboarding of a phased telescope array for free-space laser communications
Author :
Kudielka, Klaus H. ; Kalmar, Andras ; Leeb, Walter R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. und Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Wien, Austria
Abstract :
The design of a 18-aperture receive telescope array demonstrator for optical space communications is presented. Preliminary experimental results and computer simulations show that a telescope array with such dimensions and performance could be used as a receive terminal in a coherent optical interorbit link
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; light coherence; optical receivers; receiving antennas; telescopes; 18-aperture receive telescope array demonstrator; breadboarding; coherent optical interorbit link; computer simulations; dimensions; experimental results; optical space communications; performance; phased telescope array; receive terminal; Design engineering; Optical arrays; Optical control; Optical design; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Phased arrays; Pistons; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Phased Array Systems and Technology, 1996., IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3232-6
DOI :
10.1109/PAST.1996.566128
