The ECSA project

Three years ago, the Agreement for the Romanian association to the European Space Agency was signed, and the Romanian Space Agency launched the Program "Space Technology and Advanced Research" to support original research of interest for space applications. Considering the possibility to u...

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Published in2014 16th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON) pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors Sporea, Dan, Sporea, Adelina, Mihai, Laura, Stǎncǎlie, Andrei
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.07.2014
Subjects
Aerospace electronics
Detectors
Instruments
irradiation effects
mid-IR optical materials
Optical materials
photoconductive detector
photovoltaic detector
quantum cascade laser
Quantum cascade lasers
Radiation effects
space applications
Space missions
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Summary:Three years ago, the Agreement for the Romanian association to the European Space Agency was signed, and the Romanian Space Agency launched the Program "Space Technology and Advanced Research" to support original research of interest for space applications. Considering the possibility to use quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) in space-borne applications (i.e. free space optical communication and spectroscopic instrumentation) we promoted the project "Evaluation of Components for Space Applications - ECSA", dealing with the assessment of mid-IR components under charge particles and photon irradiation, for possible use in space missions. Our paper presents the ESCA project philosophy, the setups for the assessment of operating characteristics in the case of QCLs, mid-IR detectors (both photovoltaic and photoconductive) and optical materials (transmission and reflection measurements), and the planned irradiation activities.
ISSN:2162-7339
DOI:10.1109/ICTON.2014.6876656