A simplified laser communications (lasercom) system architecture, primarily for a deep-space flight transceivers, can be realized by decoupling the lasercom optical components from the host spacecraft using a disturbance-free platform (DFP) developed by Lockheed Martin Space System Company. Unlike conventional lasercom system architectures where a high bandwidth control loop is used to stabilize the optical line-of-sight in the presence of platform disturbance, the DFP package isolates the optical train from the high frequency platform jitter produced by the host. By preventing the vibration from coupling into the optics train, the need for a high bandwidth beam stabilization control loop (including fast steering mirror, detectors, controls and the associated relay optics) is eliminated with possible mass savings.


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    Title :

    Simplified Lasercom System Architecture Using a Disturbance-Free Platform


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SPIE Photonics West ; 2006 ; San Jose, CA, United States


    Publication date :

    2006-01-23


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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