Laser communication transceiver for space station freedom

Michael W. Fitzmaurice; Ronald C. Bruno

doi:10.1117/12.18209

1 July 1990 Laser communication transceiver for space station Freedom

Michael W. Fitzmaurice, Ronald C. Bruno

Proceedings Volume 1218, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies II; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18209
Event: OE/LASE '90, 1990, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

This paper describes the design of the Laser Communication Transceiver (LCT) system which was planned to be flight tested as an attached payload on Space Station Freedom. The objective in building and flight-testing the LCT is to perform a broad class of tests addressing the critical aspects of space-based optical communications systems, providing a base of experience for applying laser communications technology toward future communications needs. The LCT's functional and performance requirements and capabilities with respect to acquisition, spatial tracking and pointing, communications, and attitude determination are discussed.

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Michael W. Fitzmaurice and Ronald C. Bruno "Laser communication transceiver for space station Freedom", Proc. SPIE 1218, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies II, (1 July 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18209

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