Title :
Detectors for ground-based reception of laser communications from Mars
Author :
Biswas, A. ; Farr, W.H.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Ground-based receivers at Earth require single photon counting detectors with 30% photo-detection efficiency (PDE) at 1.06-μm, for optical communications from deep space. Design drivers and detector selection criteria are discussed.
Keywords :
astronomical telescopes; optical design techniques; optical links; optical receivers; photodetectors; photon counting; space communication links; 1.06 mum; Hale telescope receiver; Mars; deep space optical communication; design drivers; detector selection criteria; ground-based receivers; ground-based reception; laser communications; photodetection efficiency; single photon counting detectors; Detectors; Laboratories; Mars; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Power lasers; Pulse modulation; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363117
