LEO-to-ground optical communications using SOTA (Small Optical TrAnsponder) – Payload verification results and experiments on space quantum communications
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2017.07.030
Abstract: Abstract Free-space optical communications have held the promise of revolutionizing space communications for a long time. The benefits of increasing the bitrate while reducing the volume, mass and energy of the space terminals have attracted… read more here.
Keywords: optical transponder; ground; space; optical communications ... See more keywords
Satellite-to-ground optical communications using small optical transponder (SOTA) – received-power fluctuations
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.028319
Abstract: In this paper, experimental results related to the received-power fluctuations in a LEO satellite-to-ground laser-communication link using the Small Optical TrAnsponder (SOTA) are presented. The data is compared to the theoretical expectations based on the… read more here.
Keywords: optical transponder; received power; satellite ground; small optical ... See more keywords