Mars laser communication demonstration: what it would have been

A. Biswas; D. Boroson; B. Edwards

doi:10.1117/12.669551

1 March 2006 Mars laser communication demonstration: what it would have been

A. Biswas, D. Boroson, B. Edwards

Proceedings Volume 6105, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XVIII; 610502 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669551
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2006, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

The Mars Laser Communications Demonstration Project completed a preliminary system design for sending data at 1-30 Mbps from a spacecraft orbiting Mars. The flight transceiver diameter was 30.6 cm, transmitting 5 W average laser power at 1064 nm and using 32- and 64-ary pulse position modulation (PPM). A ground network comprised of two receive terminals (5-m and 1.6-m effective diameter) and two transmit terminals for sending 1076 nm lasers would have been used to communicate with the transceiver.

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A. Biswas, D. Boroson, and B. Edwards "Mars laser communication demonstration: what it would have been", Proc. SPIE 6105, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XVIII, 610502 (1 March 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669551

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