The architecture of the laser communications relay demonstration ground stations: an overview

John D. Moores; Keith E. Wilson

doi:10.1117/12.2010817

4 September 2013 The architecture of the laser communications relay demonstration ground stations: an overview

John D. Moores, Keith E. Wilson

Proceedings Volume 8610, Free-Space Laser Communication and Atmospheric Propagation XXV; 86100L (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2010817
Event: SPIE LASE, 2013, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

NASA’s Laser Communication Relay Demonstration (LCRD) will be NASA’s first long-duration demonstration of laser communications (lasercom) in space, providing geosynchronous-satellite-hosted bidirectional relay services between two Earth ground stations. LCRD will leverage and enhance existing ground stations. Ground Station 1 (GS-1) will leverage the Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory (OCTL) built by JPL, while Ground Station 2 (GS-2) will leverage the Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration (LLCD) Ground Terminal (LLGT) built by MIT Lincoln Laboratory. While each ground system has unique telescopes and integrated optics, many of the backend subsystems (e.g., communications, environmental monitoring, control, user simulators) will be common to both terminals. Here we provide an overview of the architecture of the LCRD ground stations, and the planned enhancements to the existing facilities.

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John D. Moores and Keith E. Wilson "The architecture of the laser communications relay demonstration ground stations: an overview ", Proc. SPIE 8610, Free-Space Laser Communication and Atmospheric Propagation XXV, 86100L (4 September 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2010817

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