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Optical Communication for High Altitude Platforms: the Stratospheric Optical Payload Experiment

Horwath, Joachim and Wilkerson, Brandon and Knapek, Markus and Epple, Bernhard and Brechtelsbauer, Martin and Henniger, Hennes (2006) Optical Communication for High Altitude Platforms: the Stratospheric Optical Payload Experiment. In: Proceedings of the 3rd Advanced Satellite Mobile Systems Conference (ASMS). Advanced Satellite Mobile Systems Conference, 2006-05-29 - 2006-05-31, Herrsching, Germany.

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Abstract

A high bitrate optical downlink was performed by the stratospheric optical payload experiment (STROPEX), a part of the EU CAPANINA project. The STROPEX objectives were to design and build the necessary hardware to demonstrate an optical backhaul downlink from a stratospheric platform to the ground and to carry out channel measurements on the link. A successful measurement campaign at ESRANGE, near Kiruna (Sweden), achieved all these objectives. The transportable optical ground station received an almost error free 1.25 Gbit/s data signal from the payload over a distance of 64.1 km with a bit error rate of better than 10-9. This paper gives an overview of the stratospheric optical payload experiment including the airborne free-space experimental laser terminal (FELT) and the transportable optical ground station (TOGS). Additionally, the successful measurement campaign is described and the operation of the experiment is discussed. Finally, selected measurements are presented highlighting significant data transmission results, pointing and tracking accuracy, and thermal subsystem effectiveness.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/49633/
Document Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Speech)
Title:Optical Communication for High Altitude Platforms: the Stratospheric Optical Payload Experiment
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Horwath, JoachimUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wilkerson, BrandonUS Air ForceUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Knapek, MarkusUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Epple, BernhardUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Brechtelsbauer, MartinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Henniger, HennesUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:May 2006
Journal or Publication Title:Proceedings of the 3rd Advanced Satellite Mobile Systems Conference (ASMS)
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:No
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:No
In ISI Web of Science:No
Status:Published
Keywords:Optical Inter Platform Link, High Altitude Platform, Optical Ground Station, Atmospheric Optical Downlink, Index of Refraction Turbulence, KNOCGOP
Event Title:Advanced Satellite Mobile Systems Conference
Event Location:Herrsching, Germany
Event Type:international Conference
Event Start Date:29 May 2006
Event End Date:31 May 2006
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old)
HGF - Program:Space (old)
HGF - Program Themes:W KN - Kommunikation/Navigation
DLR - Research area:Space
DLR - Program:W KN - Kommunikation/Navigation
DLR - Research theme (Project):W - Vorhaben Multimedia Satellitennetze (old)
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Communication and Navigation > Digital Networks
Deposited By: Moll, Florian
Deposited On:16 Jul 2007
Last Modified:24 Apr 2024 19:12

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