Dr. Kathleen M. Riesing Profile

Dr. Kathleen M. Riesing

at MIT Lincoln Lab

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Publications (11)

Proceedings Article | 30 September 2024 Presentation + Paper

TBIRD: a rapid prototyping approach for design, assembly, and test of a LEO-to-ground lasercom CubeSat

Noah Gilbert, Bryan Bilyeu, Joshua Brown, Jesse Chang, David Crompton, Ajay Garg, Andrew Horvath, Lawrence Petrilli, Robert Reeve, Kathleen Riesing, Bryan Robinson, Curt Schieler, Miyoung Schue, Joseph Scozzafava, Jade Wang

Proceedings Volume 13133, 131330E (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3028939

KEYWORDS: Design, Wavefront errors, Wavefronts, Glasses, Wavefront sensors, Tolerancing, Tunable filters, Photovoltaics, Epoxies, Telescopes, Laser communications, Free space optical communications, Athermalization, Space based lasers

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Poster + Paper

High data rate laser communications for the Black Hole Explorer

Jade Wang, Bryan Bilyeu, Don Boroson, Dave Caplan, Kat Riesing, Bryan Robinson, Curt Schieler, Michael Johnson, Lindy Blackburn, Kari Haworth, Janice Houston, Sara Issaoun, Daniel Palumbo, Elliot Richards, Ranjani Srinivasan, Jonathan Weintraub, Dan Marrone

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130926W (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019274

KEYWORDS: Laser communications, Laser communication terminals, Design, Telecommunications, Data communications, Laser systems engineering, Optical communications, Adaptive optics, Space operations, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

On-orbit results of pointing, acquisition, and tracking for the TBIRD CubeSat mission

Kathleen Riesing, Curt Schieler, Jesse Chang, Noah Gilbert, Andrew Horvath, Robert Reeve, Bryan Robinson, Jade Wang, Paaras Agrawal, Robert Goodloe

Proceedings Volume 12413, 1241305 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2651957

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Sensors, Laser communications, Vibration, Telescopes, Design and modelling, Signal detection, Optical communications

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

On-orbit demonstration of 200-Gbps laser communication downlink from the TBIRD CubeSat

Curt Schieler, Kathleen Riesing, Bryan Bilyeu, Jesse Chang, Ajay Garg, Noah Gilbert, Andrew Horvath, Robert Reeve, Bryan Robinson, Jade Wang, Sabino Piazzolla, W. Tom Roberts, Joseph Kovalik, Beth Keer

Proceedings Volume 12413, 1241302 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2651297

KEYWORDS: Satellite communications, Free space optical communications, Automatic repeat request, Space operations, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Telecommunications, Receivers, Laser communication terminals, Laser communications, Transceivers, Data communications

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2022 Presentation + Paper

Pointing, acquisition, and tracking for the TBIRD CubeSat mission: system design and pre-flight results

Kathleen Riesing, Curt Schieler, Joshua Brown, Jesse Chang, Noah Gilbert, Andrew Horvath, Lawrence Petrilli, Robert Reeve, Bryan Robinson, Joseph Scozzafava, Jade Wang

Proceedings Volume 11993, 119930Q (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2615323

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Space operations, Telecommunications, Microcontrollers, Acquisition tracking and pointing, Satellite communications

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2022 Presentation + Paper

200 Gbps TBIRD CubeSat downlink: pre-flight test results

Curt Schieler, Kathleen Riesing, Andrew Horvath, Bryan Bilyeu, Jesse Chang, Ajay Garg, Jade Wang, Bryan Robinson

Proceedings Volume 11993, 119930P (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2615321

KEYWORDS: Automatic repeat request, Receivers, Telecommunications, Commercial off the shelf technology, Space operations, Transceivers, Data storage, Binary data, Laser applications, Error control coding, Laser communications, Free space optical communications, Atmospheric turbulence, Satellite communications

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Proceedings Article | 22 March 2019 Paper

Body pointing, acquisition and tracking for small satellite laser communication

J. Chang, C. Schieler, K. Riesing, J. Burnside, K. Aquino, B. Robinson

Proceedings Volume 10910, 109100P (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2511159

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Space operations, Receivers, Signal processing, Optical communications, Data communications, Telecommunications, Microcontrollers, Optical tracking, Modulation

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SPIE Journal Paper | 27 July 2018 Open Access

Rapid telescope pointing calibration: a quaternion-based solution using low-cost hardware

Kathleen Riesing, Hyosang Yoon, Kerri Cahoy

JATIS, Vol. 4, Issue 03, 034002, (July 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.4.3.034002

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Telescopes, Calibration, Stars, Molecular nanotechnology, Sensors, Target detection, Computer programming, Astronomical telescopes, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 17 November 2017 Open Access

Fast-steering solutions for cubesat-scale optical communications

R. Kingsbury, T. Nguyen, K. Riesing, K. Cahoy

Proceedings Volume 10563, 105630G (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2304229

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Microelectromechanical systems, Staring arrays, Data modeling, Astronomical imaging, Control systems, Manufacturing, Optical communications, Laser systems engineering, Temperature metrology

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SPIE Journal Paper | 13 September 2016 Open Access

Nanosatellite optical downlink experiment: design, simulation, and prototyping

Emily Clements, Raichelle Aniceto, Derek Barnes, David Caplan, James Clark, Inigo del Portillo, Christian Haughwout, Maxim Khatsenko, Ryan Kingsbury, Myron Lee, Rachel Morgan, Jonathan Twichell, Kathleen Riesing, Hyosang Yoon, Caleb Ziegler, Kerri Cahoy

OE, Vol. 55, Issue 11, 111610, (September 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.55.11.111610

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Prototyping, Receivers, Telescopes, Laser applications, Stars, Optical design, Telecommunications, Avalanche photodetectors, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 16 March 2015 Paper

Development of a pointing, acquisition, and tracking system for a CubeSat optical communication module

Tam Nguyen, Kathleen Riesing, Ryan Kingsbury, Kerri Cahoy

Proceedings Volume 9354, 93540O (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2080591

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Satellites, Cameras, Mirrors, Optical communications, Transmitters, Optical tracking, Radio optics, Optical simulations, Receivers

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