Modeling of the tracking system components of the laser satellite communication systems

Vladimir V. Nikulin; Mounir Bouzoubaa; Victor A. Skormin; Timothy E. Busch

doi:10.1117/12.430800

20 June 2001 Modeling of the tracking system components of the laser satellite communication systems

Vladimir V. Nikulin, Mounir Bouzoubaa, Victor A. Skormin, Timothy E. Busch

Proceedings Volume 4272, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XIII; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.430800
Event: Photonics West 2001 - LASE, 2001, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

High data rate of laser communication systems should be matched by wide operational bandwidth of beam positioning. This could be achieved by the application of non-mechanical beam steering technologies utilizing acousto-optic phenomena. Major components of acousto-optic beam steering systems, a Bragg cell and a quadrant detector, are subjected to comprehensive laboratory testing and characterization as components of a control system. Mathematical and computer simulation model of the entire steering system, addressing system dynamics, cross-coupling of azimuth and elevation channels, and nonlinearity, and facilitating synthesis of advanced control laws, is developed.

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Vladimir V. Nikulin, Mounir Bouzoubaa, Victor A. Skormin, and Timothy E. Busch "Modeling of the tracking system components of the laser satellite communication systems", Proc. SPIE 4272, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XIII, (20 June 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.430800

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