An Optical Tracking System For Laser Communication In Space

L. Liebing; F. Kunstler

doi:10.1117/12.965499

25 July 1979 An Optical Tracking System for Laser Communication in Space

L. Liebing, F. Kunstler

Proceedings Volume 0164, 4th European Electro-Optics Conf; (1979) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.965499
Event: Fourth European Electro-Optics Conference, 1978, Utrecht, Netherlands

Abstract

Space laser communication involves angular tracking accuracy of the order of 10 µrad, which can be accomplished by means of an autotracking system. The main components of a system are described and test results are presented.

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L. Liebing and F. Kunstler "An Optical Tracking System for Laser Communication in Space", Proc. SPIE 0164, 4th European Electro-Optics Conf, (25 July 1979); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.965499

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