Dr. Guangning Yang Profile

Dr. Guangning Yang

at NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

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Publications (19)

Proceedings Article | 26 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Ultra-low-noise laser and optical frequency comb-based timing system for the Black Hole Explorer (BHEX) mission

Hannah Tomio, Guangning Yang, Holly Leopardi, Kenji Numata, Anthony Yu, Andrew Attar, Xiaozhen Xu, Wei Lu, Cheryl Gramling, T. Sridharan, Peter Kurczynski

Proceedings Volume 13100, 131000O (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020732

KEYWORDS: Laser frequency, Laser stabilization, Frequency combs, Laser optics, Microwave radiation, Laser development, Telescopes, Astronomical telescopes, Astronomical interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

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The Black Hole Explorer: astrophysics mission concept engineering study report

Eliad Peretz, Peter Kurczynski, Michael Johnson, Janice Houston, Tirupati Kumara Sridharan, Jade Wang, Peter Galison, Ronald Gamble, Daniel Marrone, Scott Noble, Gary Melnick, Leonid Petrov, Hannah Rana, Kari Haworth, Sheperd Doeleman, Sara Issaoun, Shahar Hadar, Alexandru Lupsasca, Edward Tong, Kazunori Akiyama, Ranjani Srinivasan, Dan Boroson, Guangning Yang, Tiffany Hoerbelt, Jeffrey Small, Mareki Honma, Bryan Bilyeu, Ed Canavan, Katia Shtyrkova, Robert Lafon, Lenny Paritsky, Laura Sinclair, Mark Silver, Leonid Gurvits, Yuri Kovalev, Robert Lehmensiek, Hua Jiao, Lindy Blackburn, Alexandra Brosius, Rick Butler, Andrew Chael, Dominic Chang, Koushik Chatterjee, Peter Cheimets, Daniel D'Orazio, Thomas Essinger-Hileman, Vincent Fish, Garret Fitzpatrick, Charles Gammie, Zachary Gelles, Michael Hecht, Jens Kauffmann, Jared Lucey, Chung-Pei Ma, Mark Matsumura, Daniel Palumbo, Dominic Pesce, Jeff Piepmeier, Christopher Roberts, Freek Roelofs, Paul Tiede, Jaye Verniero, Maciek Wielgus, Ed Wollack, George Wong, Kelsey Gilchrist, Kayla Carmical, Andrew Lewis, Maya Wertheim, Keshet Shavit

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130922F (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019010

KEYWORDS: Antennas, Engineering, Telescopes, Laser frequency, Design, Oscillators, Optical clocks, Data transmission, Optical communications, Clocks

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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The Event Horizon Explorer mission concept

Peter Kurczynski, Michael Johnson, Sheperd Doeleman, Kari Haworth, Eliad Peretz, Tirupati Kumara Sridharan, Byran Bilyeu, Lindy Blackburn, Don Boroson, Alexandra Brosius, Richard Butler, Dave Caplan, Koushik Chatterjee, Peter Cheimets, Daniel D'Orazio, Thomas Essinger-Hileman, Peter Galison, Ronald Gamble, Shahar Hadar, Tiffany Hoerbelt, Hua Jiao, Jens Kauffmann, Robert Lafon, Chung-Pei Ma, Gary Melnick, Nathan Newbury, Scott Noble, Daniel Palumbo, Lenny Paritsky, Dominic Pesce, Leonid Petrov, Jeff Piepmeier, Christopher Roberts, Bryan Robinson, Curt Shieler, Jeffrey Small, Neal Spellmeyer, Paul Tiede, Jaye Verniero, Jade Wang, Maciek Wielgus, Ed Wollack, George Wong, Guangning Yang

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121800M (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630313

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Antennas, Spatial resolution, Astrophysics, Astronomical telescopes, Telescopes, Optical communications, Laser communications, Physics, Interferometry

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Proceedings Article | 27 May 2022 Presentation + Paper

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Effects of proton irradiation on a SAPHIRA HgCdTe avalanche photodiode array

Xiaoli Sun, Wei Lu, Guangning Yang, Sachidananda Babu, Jean-Marie Lauenstein, Alexandre Le Roch, Ian Baker

Proceedings Volume 12107, 121070D (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2619106

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Mercury cadmium telluride, Annealing, LIDAR

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 2019 Presentation + Paper

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IceSat-2 ATLAS photon-counting receiver: initial on-orbit performance

Guangning Yang, Anthony Martino, Wei Lu, John Cavanaugh, Megan Bock, Michael Krainak

Proceedings Volume 10978, 109780B (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2520626

KEYWORDS: Receivers, Photon counting, LIDAR, Sensors, Space operations, Backscatter, Clouds, Satellites, Solar radiation, Photonic integrated circuits

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2016 Paper

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Low noise, free running, high rate photon counting for space communication and ranging

Wei Lu, Michael Krainak, Guangning Yang, Xiaoli Sun, Scott Merritt

Proceedings Volume 9858, 98580T (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2225925

KEYWORDS: Photon counting, Avalanche photodiodes, Silicon, Sensors, Ranging, Avalanche photodetectors, Mercury cadmium telluride, Photodetectors, Clocks, Free space optical communications

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2016 Paper

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Femtosecond photon-counting receiver

Michael Krainak, Timothy Rambo, Guangning Yang, Wei Lu, Kenji Numata

Proceedings Volume 9858, 98580S (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2225947

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Receivers, Femtosecond phenomena, Optical correlators, Distance measurement, Interferometers, Single photon, Signal detection, Beam splitters, Transmitters

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2016 Paper

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Novel photon-counting detectors for free-space communication

M. Krainak, G. Yang, X. Sun, W. Lu, S. Merritt, J. Beck

Proceedings Volume 9739, 97390T (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213190

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Data communications, Photon counting, Silicon, Photodetectors, Receivers, Avalanche photodiodes, Mercury cadmium telluride, Prototyping, Telecommunications, Avalanche photodetectors, Free space optical communications, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2016 Paper

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Innovative free space optical communication and navigation system with high data rate communication, precision ranging, range rate measurements, and accurate spacecraft pointing

Guangning Yang, Wei Lu, Xiaoli Sun, Jeffrey Chen, Michael Krainak

Proceedings Volume 9739, 97390K (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2197923

KEYWORDS: Ranging, Space operations, Free space optical communications, Data communications, Telecommunications, Laser communications, Doppler effect, Optical navigation, Clocks, Phase measurement, Receivers

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Proceedings Article | 18 June 2013 Paper

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Development of high-sensitivity SWIR APD receivers

Xiaogang Bai, Ping Yuan, James Chang, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Michael Krainak, Guangning Yang, Xiaoli Sun, Wei Lu

Proceedings Volume 8704, 87042H (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2016480

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Receivers, LIDAR, Capacitance, Short wave infrared radiation, Ionization, Carbon, Zinc, Silicon, Optical amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 2012 Paper

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Development of low excess noise SWIR APDs

Xiaogang Bai, Ping Yuan, Paul McDonald, Joseph Boisvert, James Chang, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Michael Krainak, Guangning Yang, Xiaoli Sun, Wei Lu, Zhiwen Lu, Qiugui Zhou, Wenlu Sun, Joe Campbell

Proceedings Volume 8353, 83532H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919397

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Short wave infrared radiation, Indium gallium arsenide, Ionization, Silicon, Photodetectors, Infrared radiation, Avalanche photodiodes, Ranging, Optical amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 2012 Paper

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16 channel GHz low noise SWIR photoreceivers

Xiaogang Bai, Ping Yuan, Paul McDonald, Joseph Boisvert, James Chang, Robyn Woo, Eduaro Labios, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Michael Krainak, Guangning Yang, Xiaoli Sun, Wei Lu, Dion McIntosh, Qiugui Zhou, Joe Campbell

Proceedings Volume 8353, 83532E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919434

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, LIDAR, Short wave infrared radiation, Indium gallium arsenide, Avalanche photodiodes, Ionization, Silicon, Fiber couplers, Doping, Aspheric lenses

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2011 Paper

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Comparison of 16-channel laser photoreceivers for topographic mapping

Michael Krainak, Guangning Yang, Xiaoli Sun, Wei Lu, Xiaogang Bai, Ping Yuan, Paul McDonald, Joseph Boisvert, Robyn Woo, Kam Wan, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Verle Aebi, Derek Sykora, Kenneth Costello

Proceedings Volume 8155, 81551L (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.905149

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Sensors, Receivers, Picosecond phenomena, LIDAR, Signal detection, Quantum efficiency, Silicon, Photomultipliers, Laser energy

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Proceedings Article | 9 June 2011 Paper

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GHz low noise short wavelength infrared (SWIR) photoreceivers

Xiaogang Bai, Ping Yuan, Paul McDonald, Joseph Boisvert, James Chang, Robyn Woo, Eduardo Labios, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Michael Krainak, Guangning Yang, Xiaoli Sun, Wei Lu, Dion McIntosh, Qiugui Zhou, Joe Campbell

Proceedings Volume 8037, 803717 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.884193

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Ionization, Quantum efficiency, Short wave infrared radiation, Silicon, Indium gallium arsenide, Infrared photography, Infrared radiation, LIDAR, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2010 Paper

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Infrared detectors for spaceborne laser receivers

Michael Krainak, Xiaoli Sun, Guangning Yang, Wei Lu

Proceedings Volume 7808, 78080B (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.861574

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Receivers, Sensors, Silicon, Ranging, Satellites, Silicon photomultipliers, Indium gallium arsenide, Mercury cadmium telluride, Ionization

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

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Development of low-noise and high-speed SWIR photo receivers

Xiaogang Bai, Ping Yuan, Paul McDonald, Joseph Boisvert, Robyn Woo, Kam Wan, Rengarajan Sudharsanan, Michael Krainak, Guangning Yang, Xiaoli Sun, Wei Lu, Dion McIntosh, Qiugui Zhou, Han-din Liu, Joe Campbell

Proceedings Volume 7660, 76603G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.849477

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Receivers, Short wave infrared radiation, Avalanche photodiodes, Ionization, Signal to noise ratio, Ranging, Laser applications, Silicon, Quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2010 Paper

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Comparison of linear-mode avalanche photodiode lidar receivers for use at one-micron wavelength

Michael Krainak, Xiaoli Sun, Guangning Yang, Wei Lu

Proceedings Volume 7681, 76810Y (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.852906

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Sensors, Receivers, Silicon, Photons, Signal detection, LIDAR, Indium gallium arsenide, Interference (communication), Oscilloscopes

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Proceedings Article | 23 January 2010 Paper

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Photon-counting detectors for space-based laser receivers

Michael Krainak, Anthony Yu, Guangning Yang, Steven Li, Xiaoli Sun

Proceedings Volume 7608, 760827 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.846983

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Photodetectors, Receivers, Avalanche photodetectors, Silicon, Satellites, Interferometers, Pulsed laser operation, Clouds, Backscatter

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Proceedings Article | 29 April 2009 Paper

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Photon detectors with large dynamic range and at near-infrared wavelength for direct detection space lidars

Michael Krainak, Xiaoli Sun, Guangning Yang, Laddawan Miko, James Abshire

Proceedings Volume 7320, 732005 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818796

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Receivers, Sensors, Signal to noise ratio, Signal detection, Quantum efficiency, LIDAR, Silicon, Photodetectors, Avalanche photodiodes

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