Wavelength tracking interferometer for DPSK lasercom links

Author

Rose, T.S. ; Klimcak, C.M. ; Kozlowski, D.A. ; Sefler, G.A. ; Yura, H.T. ; Walston, A.A. ; Werner, N.I. ; Mueller, C.T.

Author_Institution

Photonics Technol. Dept., Aerosp. Corp., Los Angeles, CA, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

11-13 May 2011

Firstpage

306

Lastpage

311

Abstract

The performance of a closed loop controlled Mach-Zehnder interferometer for optical DPSK communications at 2.67 Gbps in the presence of simulated Doppler and atmospheric scintillation effects is presented. The applied frequency slew rate during testing exceeded those expected for LEO to ground or GEO, aircraft to GEO and LEO to LEO satellite lasercom links. The applied scintillation time series were derived from data collected during recent LEO to ground communications between the NFIRE satellite and the ground station at the European Space Agency observatory in Tenerife, Spain. Results are presented for a range of received power levels representing high and low SNR conditions anticipated for real lasercom systems.

Keywords

Doppler effect; differential phase shift keying; interferometers; optical communication; optical links; optical modulation; time series; DPSK lasercom links; Doppler effect; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; atmospheric scintillation effect; bit rate 2.67 Gbit/s; frequency slew rate; optical DPSK communication; scintillation time series; wavelength tracking interferometer; Differential phase shift keying; Downlink; Optical fiber communication; Semiconductor lasers; Three dimensional displays; Waste heat; DPSK; Doppler; optical satellite link; scintillation;

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.2011.5783688

Filename

5783688