Retro-modulator links with a mini-rover

Hamid Hemmati; Carlos Esproles; William H. Farr; William Liu; Polly Estabrook; G. Charmaine Gilbreath; William S. Rabinovich

doi:10.1117/12.537825

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16 June 2004 Retro-modulator links with a mini-rover

Hamid Hemmati, Carlos Esproles, William H. Farr, William Liu, Polly Estabrook, G. Charmaine Gilbreath, William S. Rabinovich

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Proceedings Volume 5338, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XVI; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537825
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2004, San Jose, Ca, United States

Abstract

An optical sensors web in a star pattern is formed and tested utilizing modulating retro-reflectors, where a multitude of sensors was simulated by a retro-modulator on a mini-rover. A CCD camera provides the multi-mega-bit sensor signal. Two-dimensional acquisition of a retro-modulator located away in the field, by a base-station equipped with a laser and a receiver was demonstrated while reading out data at 10 Mbps data-rate.

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Hamid Hemmati, Carlos Esproles, William H. Farr, William Liu, Polly Estabrook, G. Charmaine Gilbreath, and William S. Rabinovich "Retro-modulator links with a mini-rover", Proc. SPIE 5338, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XVI, (16 June 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537825

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