Future planetary optical access links

Optical planetary access links to return information from surface assets on Mars to orbiting spacecraft for subsequent relay back to Earth will be discussed. The capabilities that can be realized using such links will be presented for a presumed concept of operations at Mars. Autonomous acquisition...

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Published in2011 International Conference on Space Optical Systems and Applications (ICSOS) pp. 384 - 388
Main Authors Biswas, A, Kovalik, J, Regehr, M W
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.05.2011
Subjects
Laser beams
Mars
Mars Network
Optical fiber communication
Optical filters
Optical imaging
optical planetary acces
Optical receivers
proximity links
Transceivers
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Summary:Optical planetary access links to return information from surface assets on Mars to orbiting spacecraft for subsequent relay back to Earth will be discussed. The capabilities that can be realized using such links will be presented for a presumed concept of operations at Mars. Autonomous acquisition and tracking using low-complexity optical terminals will also be discussed.
ISBN:9781424496860
1424496861
DOI:10.1109/ICSOS.2011.5783702