GSFC conceptual design study for an intersatellite optical multiple access communication system

Neil D. Fox; William L. Maynard; Ernest S. Clarke; Ronald C. Bruno

doi:10.1117/12.43775

1 June 1991 GSFC conceptual design study for an intersatellite optical multiple access communication system

Neil D. Fox, William L. Maynard, Ernest S. Clarke, Ronald C. Bruno

Proceedings Volume 1417, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies III; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43775
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

System and terminal level specifications for an inter-satellite Optical Multiple Access (OMA) communication system are presented, as well as the resulting hardware designs for both OMA relay and OMA user terminals. The OMA relay terminal design uses a mechanical innovation which moves multiple fiber optic pickups in the focal plane, thereby providing simultaneous links with multiple OMA user terminals via a single telescope. Thus, with such a terminal on a relay satellite, multiple access service can be provided with a minimum of impact on the relay satellite.

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Neil D. Fox, William L. Maynard, Ernest S. Clarke, and Ronald C. Bruno "GSFC conceptual design study for an intersatellite optical multiple access communication system", Proc. SPIE 1417, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies III, (1 June 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43775

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