• DocumentCode
    2342159
  • 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
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    25-27 July 2005
  • Firstpage
    51
  • Lastpage
    52
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
  • ISSN
    1099-4742
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8981-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1527988
  • Filename
    1527988