Implementation and validation of a CubeSat laser transmitter
The paper presents implementation and validation results for a CubeSat-scale laser transmitter. The master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) design produces a 1550 nm, 200mW average power optical signal through the use of a directly modulated laser diode and a commercial fiber amplifier. The prototy...
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| author | Kingsbury, Ryan W Caplan, David O. Cahoy, Kerri |
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| description | The paper presents implementation and validation results for a CubeSat-scale laser transmitter. The master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) design produces a 1550 nm, 200mW average power optical signal through the use of a directly modulated laser diode and a commercial fiber amplifier. The prototype design produces high-fidelity M-ary pulse position modulated (PPM) waveforms (M=8 to 128), targeting data rates > 10 Mbit/s while meeting a constraining 8W power allocation. We also present the implementation of an avalanche photodiode (APD) receiver with measured transmitter-to-receiver performance within 3 dB of theory. Via loopback, the compact receiver design can provide built-in self-test and calibration capabilities, and supports incremental on-orbit testing of the design. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1165942022-09-30T01:47:11Z Implementation and validation of a CubeSat laser transmitter Kingsbury, Ryan W Caplan, David O. Cahoy, Kerri Lincoln Laboratory Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Kingsbury, Ryan W Caplan, David O. Cahoy, Kerri The paper presents implementation and validation results for a CubeSat-scale laser transmitter. The master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) design produces a 1550 nm, 200mW average power optical signal through the use of a directly modulated laser diode and a commercial fiber amplifier. The prototype design produces high-fidelity M-ary pulse position modulated (PPM) waveforms (M=8 to 128), targeting data rates > 10 Mbit/s while meeting a constraining 8W power allocation. We also present the implementation of an avalanche photodiode (APD) receiver with measured transmitter-to-receiver performance within 3 dB of theory. Via loopback, the compact receiver design can provide built-in self-test and calibration capabilities, and supports incremental on-orbit testing of the design. United States. Air Force. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering (Air Force Contract #FA8721{05{C{0002) 2018-06-26T13:25:39Z 2018-06-26T13:25:39Z 2016-03 2018-03-16T11:51:18Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/ConferencePaper 0277-786X http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/116594 Kingsbury, R. W., D. O. Caplan, and K. L. Cahoy. “Implementation and Validation of a CubeSat Laser Transmitter.” Edited by Hamid Hemmati and Don M. Boroson. Free-Space Laser Communication and Atmospheric Propagation XXVIII (March 15, 2016). https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1552-4432 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7791-5124 http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2217990 Proceedings of SPIE--the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng SPIE |
| spellingShingle | Kingsbury, Ryan W Caplan, David O. Cahoy, Kerri Implementation and validation of a CubeSat laser transmitter |
| title | Implementation and validation of a CubeSat laser transmitter |
| title_full | Implementation and validation of a CubeSat laser transmitter |
| title_fullStr | Implementation and validation of a CubeSat laser transmitter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementation and validation of a CubeSat laser transmitter |
| title_short | Implementation and validation of a CubeSat laser transmitter |
| title_sort | implementation and validation of a cubesat laser transmitter |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/116594 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1552-4432 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7791-5124 |
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