Two-element optical array receiver concept demonstration

Victor A. Vilnrotter; Chi-Wung Lau; Kenneth Andrews; Meera Srinivasan

doi:10.1117/12.591945

18 April 2005 Two-element optical array receiver concept demonstration

Victor A. Vilnrotter, Chi-Wung Lau, Kenneth Andrews, Meera Srinivasan

Proceedings Volume 5712, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XVII; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591945
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2005, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

The conceptual design, theoretical performance, and experimental verification of a two-telescope optical array receiver currently under development at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is described in this paper. A brief summary of optical communications theory for array reception of pulsed laser signals is developed, and the impact of coding discussed. The development of the optical detection, array processing, and data-acquisition assemblies required for experimental demonstration is described, and preliminary results obtained in a field environment are presented and evaluated.

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Victor A. Vilnrotter, Chi-Wung Lau, Kenneth Andrews, and Meera Srinivasan "Two-element optical array receiver concept demonstration", Proc. SPIE 5712, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XVII, (18 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591945

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