Measurements of background noise from the earth surface using the ETS-VI/LCE

Morio Toyoshima; Takayuki Fukazawa; Masahiro Toyoda; Motokazu Shikatani; Tetsuo Takahashi; Kenichi Araki; Yoshinori Arimoto; Tadashi Aruga

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22 April 1996 Measurements of background noise from the earth surface using the ETS-VI/LCE

Morio Toyoshima, Takayuki Fukazawa, Masahiro Toyoda, Motokazu Shikatani, Tetsuo Takahashi, Kenichi Araki, Yoshinori Arimoto, Tadashi Aruga

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Proceedings Volume 2699, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies VIII; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238406
Event: Photonics West '96, 1996, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The optical communication experiment a the Communications Research Laboratory (CRL) in Japan has been performed using the engineering test satellite VI (ETS-VI) which was launched into a high elliptical orbit. The laser communication equipment (LCE) installed on the ETS-VI satellite can measure the radiation power from various areas on the earth like the sea, land and clouds. The LCE charge coupled device (CCD) sensor and quadrant detector (QD) sensor are used to obtain the spectral radiant emittance at a wavelength lambda equals 0.5 micrometers from the earth surface. This paper shows the results of the experiment to measure the background radiation.

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Morio Toyoshima, Takayuki Fukazawa, Masahiro Toyoda, Motokazu Shikatani, Tetsuo Takahashi, Kenichi Araki, Yoshinori Arimoto, and Tadashi Aruga "Measurements of background noise from the earth surface using the ETS-VI/LCE", Proc. SPIE 2699, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies VIII, (22 April 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238406

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