Mass, prime power, and volume estimates for reliable optical intersatellite link payloads

Robert G. Marshalek; Dilip K. Paul

doi:10.1117/12.18172

1 July 1990 Mass, prime power, and volume estimates for reliable optical intersatellite link payloads

Robert G. Marshalek, Dilip K. Paul

Proceedings Volume 1218, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies II; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18172
Event: OE/LASE '90, 1990, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Mass, prime power, and volume requirements are estimated for an optical intersatellite link (ISL) communication payload that supports a full-duplex interconnection between two geostationary spacecraft, while supplying a 0.9 system reliability over a 10-year lifetime. Communication subsystems based on CO2, Nd:YAG, InGaAsP, and GaAlAs laser sources aare assessed, and comparison of the results is found to support previous recommendations of GaAlAs diode laser systems for optical ISLs in a global telecommunications network.

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Robert G. Marshalek and Dilip K. Paul "Mass, prime power, and volume estimates for reliable optical intersatellite link payloads", Proc. SPIE 1218, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies II, (1 July 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18172

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