Title :
Development of acquisition and tracking system for next-generation optical intersatellite communication
Author :
Shimizu, Shogo ; Kodeki, Kazuhide ; Miyatake, Katsumasa ; Ando, Takehiro ; Suzuki, Jun ; Nagase, Masanori ; Hanada, Toshiki ; Yamakawa, Satoshi
Author_Institution :
Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Amagasaki, Japan
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
One of the key technologies for optical inter-satellite communication equipment is the rapid, highly accurate acquisition and tracking of the corresponding satellite. Therefore, we are developing a prototype of an acquisition and tracking system. This paper describes the specifications and performance test results of the prototype acquisition and tracking system.
Keywords :
optical communication; satellite communication; acquisition system; next-generation optical intersatellite communication; tracking system; Control systems; Laser beams; Low earth orbit satellites; Optical sensors; Prototypes; Target tracking;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600335
