The Importance Of Pointing-Acquisition And Tracking For Optical Communication Payloads

M. Wittig

doi:10.1117/12.961529

6 October 1989 The Importance Of Pointing-Acquisition And Tracking For Optical Communication Payloads

M. Wittig

Proceedings Volume 1131, Optical Space Communication; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961529
Event: 1989 International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1989, Paris, France

Abstract

The pointing, acquisition and tracking (PAT) subsystem is a very substantial part of a free-space optical communication system. The requirements, strategies and performances of the PAT functions are presented, together with their influence on the link quality.

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M. Wittig "The Importance Of Pointing-Acquisition And Tracking For Optical Communication Payloads", Proc. SPIE 1131, Optical Space Communication, (6 October 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961529

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