Video imagery was streamed from the ground to an aircraft using a free-space laser communication link. The link operated at 270 Mb/s over slant ranges of 5-9 km in day and night time background conditions. The experiment was designed to demonstrate autonomous link acquisition and served as a first proof-of-concept for a planetary access link between a surface asset and an orbiter at Mars. System parameters monitored during the link demonstration including acquisition and tracking and communication performance are discussed.


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    Title :

    Emulating an Optical Planetary Access Link with an Aircraft


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    Conference:

    SPIE Photonics West Conference ; 2010 ; San Francisco, CA, United States


    Publication date :

    2010-01-23


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


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    No indication


    Language :

    English




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