An optical receiver for the Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration based on photon-counting superconducting nanowires

Matthew E. Grein; Andrew J. Kerman; Eric A. Dauler; Matthew M. Willis; Barry Romkey; Richard J. Molnar; Bryan S. Robinson; Daniel V. Murphy; Don M. Boroson

doi:10.1117/12.2179781

28 May 2015 An optical receiver for the Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration based on photon-counting superconducting nanowires

Matthew E. Grein, Andrew J. Kerman, Eric A. Dauler, Matthew M. Willis, Barry Romkey, Richard J. Molnar, Bryan S. Robinson, Daniel V. Murphy, Don M. Boroson

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Proceedings Volume 9492, Advanced Photon Counting Techniques IX; 949208 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2179781
Event: SPIE Sensing Technology + Applications, 2015, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

The Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) successfully demonstrated for the first time duplex laser communications between a lunar-orbiting satellite and ground stations on Earth with error-free downlink data rates up to 622 Mb/s utilizing an optical receiver based on photon-counting superconducting nanowires and operating near 1550 nm.

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Matthew E. Grein, Andrew J. Kerman, Eric A. Dauler, Matthew M. Willis, Barry Romkey, Richard J. Molnar, Bryan S. Robinson, Daniel V. Murphy, and Don M. Boroson "An optical receiver for the Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration based on photon-counting superconducting nanowires", Proc. SPIE 9492, Advanced Photon Counting Techniques IX, 949208 (28 May 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2179781

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