Digital optical feeder links system for broadband geostationary satellite

Sylvain Poulenard; Alexandre Mège; Christian Fuchs; Nicolas Perlot; Jerome Riedi; Josep Perdigues

doi:10.1117/12.2255987

24 February 2017 Digital optical feeder links system for broadband geostationary satellite

Sylvain Poulenard, Alexandre Mège, Christian Fuchs, Nicolas Perlot, Jerome Riedi, Josep Perdigues

Proceedings Volume 10096, Free-Space Laser Communication and Atmospheric Propagation XXIX; 1009614 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2255987
Event: SPIE LASE, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

An optical link based on a multiplex of wavelengths at 1.55μm is foreseen to be a valuable solution for the feeder link of the next generation of high-throughput geostationary satellite. The main satellite operator specifications for such link are an availability of 99.9% over the year, a capacity around 500Gbit/s and to be bent-pipe. Optical ground station networks connected to Terabit/s terrestrial fibers are proposed. The availability of the optical feeder link is simulated over 5 years based on a state-of-the-art cloud mask data bank and an atmospheric turbulence strength model. Yearly and seasonal optical feeder link availabilities are derived and discussed. On-ground and on-board terminals are designed to be compliant with 10Gbit/s per optical channel data rate taking into account adaptive optic systems to mitigate the impact of atmospheric turbulences on single-mode optical fiber receivers. The forward and return transmission chains, concept and implementation, are described. These are based on a digital transparent on-off keying optical link with digitalization of the DVB-S2 and DVB-RCS signals prior to the transmission, and a forward error correcting code. In addition, the satellite architecture is described taking into account optical and radiofrequency payloads as well as their interfaces.

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Sylvain Poulenard, Alexandre Mège, Christian Fuchs, Nicolas Perlot, Jerome Riedi, and Josep Perdigues "Digital optical feeder links system for broadband geostationary satellite", Proc. SPIE 10096, Free-Space Laser Communication and Atmospheric Propagation XXIX, 1009614 (24 February 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2255987

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