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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Space Optical Systems and Applications (ICSOS), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Santa Monica, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9686-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICSOS.2011.5783720
