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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Space Optical Systems and Applications (ICSOS), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Santa Monica, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9686-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICSOS.2011.5783657
