DocumentCode
3373960
Title
Coherent detection of low light level pulses
Author
Heine, Frank ; Kämpfner, Hartmut ; Greulich, Peter ; Seel, Stefan
Author_Institution
Tesat Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG, Backnang, Germany
fYear
2011
fDate
11-13 May 2011
Firstpage
286
Lastpage
289
Abstract
Tesat has developed and tested a coherent receiver for low light level applications such as deep space laser communication or LIDAR. The receiver is a plug in replacement of the homodyne communication receiver used for the TESAT LEO-GEO Laser Communication Terminals. Test results will be presented and possible application scenarios will be discussed. In addition to that, single frequency seeder laser sources have been developed suitable for coherent detection systems at 1064 nm.
Keywords
optical fibre communication; optical receivers; TESAT LEO-GEO laser communication terminals; coherent detection; coherent receiver; homodyne communication receiver; low light level pulses; Laser applications; Laser radar; Laser stability; Laser tuning; Measurement by laser beam; Receivers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Space Optical Systems and Applications (ICSOS), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Santa Monica, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9686-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICSOS.2011.5783684
Filename
5783684
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