Simulation, hardware realization, and performance evaluation of a miniaturized optical satellite-link terminal with a combined acquistion, tracking, and data reception optical receiver head

Dirk Giggenbach; Marcus R. Schulthess; Christoph Rapp; Ewald Effinger

doi:10.1117/12.301025

23 January 1998 Simulation, hardware realization, and performance evaluation of a miniaturized optical satellite-link terminal with a combined acquistion, tracking, and data reception optical receiver head

Dirk Giggenbach, Marcus R. Schulthess, Christoph Rapp, Ewald Effinger

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Proceedings Volume 3232, Wireless Technologies and Systems: Millimeter-Wave and Optical; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.301025
Event: Voice, Video, and Data Communications, 1997, Dallas, TX, United States

Abstract

The simulation and realization of a miniaturized optical terminal with direct acquisition, direct and homodyne tracking modes and homodyne data transmission are presented. The miniaturized receiver head and the frontend electronics, with its sophisticated signal processing capabilities, combine the tasks of partner-terminal acquisition, direct tracking, homodyne tracking and homodyne data detection. Various pointing, acquisition and tracking (PAT) strategies have been experimentally verified in an optical free space test-bed. A complex link-simulation was developed enabling performance evaluation of the receiver head. Simulation results for direct spatial acquisition and pseudo 4-quadrant tracking are shown. Our technique eliminates the need for additional acquisition hardware like beacon laser and CCD camera.

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Dirk Giggenbach, Marcus R. Schulthess, Christoph Rapp, and Ewald Effinger "Simulation, hardware realization, and performance evaluation of a miniaturized optical satellite-link terminal with a combined acquistion, tracking, and data reception optical receiver head", Proc. SPIE 3232, Wireless Technologies and Systems: Millimeter-Wave and Optical, (23 January 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.301025

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