DocumentCode
3374598
Title
SOTA: Small Optical Transponder for micro-satellite
Author
Koyama, Yoshisada ; Toyoshima, Morio ; Takayama, Yoshihisa ; Takenaka, Hideki ; Shiratama, Koichi ; Mase, Ichiro ; Kawamoto, Osamu
Author_Institution
Space Commun. Syst. Lab., Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol. (NICT), Koganei, Japan
fYear
2011
fDate
11-13 May 2011
Firstpage
97
Lastpage
101
Abstract
NICT initiated R & D activities of Small Optical Transponder (SOTA) for micro-satellites to demonstrate attractive features of optical technology. Development of the SOTA started based on the bread board model (BBM). Design review of BBM revealed the necessity of engineering model (EM) for critical technologies of 2-axes gimbal and receiving optics. Evaluation of the EM carried out and final design of the SOTA was fixed. This paper describes design progress of the SOTA.
Keywords
optical communication equipment; optical links; satellite links; transponders; SOTA; bread board model; gimbal; microsatellite; receiving optics; small optical transponder; Integrated optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber sensors; Optical transmitters; Satellites; Vibrations; laser communication terminal; satellite communication; space laser communication;
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.2011.5783720
Filename
5783720
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