Modeling of power fluctuations induced by refractive turbulence in a multiple-beam ground-to-satellite optical uplink

Adolfo Comeron; Federico Dios; Alejandro Rodriguez; Juan Antonio Rubio; Marcos Reyes; Angel Alonso

doi:10.1117/12.617219

31 August 2005 Modeling of power fluctuations induced by refractive turbulence in a multiple-beam ground-to-satellite optical uplink

Adolfo Comeron, Federico Dios, Alejandro Rodriguez, Juan Antonio Rubio, Marcos Reyes, Angel Alonso

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Proceedings Volume 5892, Free-Space Laser Communications V; 58920O (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617219
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

As a support for the experimental activities related to the operation of bi-directional optical links between the European Space Agency (ESA) ARTEMIS geostationary satellite and the Optical Ground Station (OGS) in Teide Observatory (Tenerife island, Canary Islands, Spain), carried out by ESA and Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC), calculations on the behavior of a multi-beam ground-to-satellite link have been performed. The goal is to assess the impact of refractive turbulence on the uplink (deemed to be more critical than the downlink because of beam-wander effects) and the mitigation effect on the power fluctuations in the satellite receiver achievable with such a space diversity approach, that involves several mutually time-incoherent beams in the uplink. Results from the multiple-beam uplink model and comparison with experiments are presented.

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Adolfo Comeron, Federico Dios, Alejandro Rodriguez, Juan Antonio Rubio, Marcos Reyes, and Angel Alonso "Modeling of power fluctuations induced by refractive turbulence in a multiple-beam ground-to-satellite optical uplink", Proc. SPIE 5892, Free-Space Laser Communications V, 58920O (31 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617219

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