Title :
Results of Ground-to-Space Optical Communications Experiments using a Low Earth Orbit Satellite
Author :
Toyoshima, Morio ; Takizawa, Kenichi ; Kuri, Toshiaki ; Klaus, Werner ; Toyoda, Masahiro ; Kunimori, Hiroo ; Jono, Takashi ; Takayama, Yoshihisa ; Mokuno, Masaaki ; Arai, Katsuyoshi
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Tokyo
Abstract :
Ground-to-satellite laser communication experiments between the optical ground station developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) located in Koganei, Tokyo and a low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite, the Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite (OICETS) called "Kirari" developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), were successfully performed in March and May, 2006. The Kirari optical communication demonstration experiments with the NICT optical ground station (KODEN) were conducted as a cooperative experiment between JAXA and NICT
Keywords :
optical links; optical transmitters; satellite links; space vehicles; JAXA; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; Kirari; NICT; National Institute of Information and Communications Technology; Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite; ground-to-satellite laser communication; ground-to-space optical communication experiments; low earth orbit satellite; optical ground station; Aerospace testing; Artificial satellites; Communications technology; Frequency; Laser beams; Low earth orbit satellites; Optical communication equipment; Optical control; Optical fiber communication; Satellite ground stations;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278846
