Title :
Design for a 5-Watt PPM transmitter for the Mars laser communications demonstration
Author :
Spellmeyer, Neal W. ; Caplan, David O. ; Stevens, Mark L.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
The Mars laser communication demonstration uses a PPM communication system operating from 25-kbps to greater than 30-Mbps at 1064-nm with a 5-W transmitter. Design, performance, and qualification of the transmitter subsystems are described.
Keywords :
Mars; optical modulation; optical transmitters; pulse position modulation; space communication links; 1064 nm; 25 kbit/s to 30 Mbit/s; 5 W; Mars laser communications demonstration; PPM communication system; PPM transmitter; pulse position modulation; Distributed feedback devices; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Mars; Optical design; Optical fiber polarization; Optical transmitters; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8981-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1527988
