Title
Optical satellite communication space terminal technology at TNO
Author
Saathof, R.
Crowcombe, W.E.
Kuiper, S.
van der Valk, N.C.J.
Pettazzi, F.
de Lange, T.J.
Kerkhof, P.J.
van Riel, M.C.J.M.
de Man, H.
Truyens, D.C.
Ferrario, I.
Contributor
Sodnik, Z. (editor)
Karafolas, N. (editor)
Cugny, B. (editor)
Publication year
2018
Abstract
Optical communications will complement radio frequency (RF) communications in the coming decades to enhance throughput, power efficiency and link security of satellite communication links. To enable optical communications technology for intersatellite links and (bi-directional) ground to satellite links, TNO develops a suite of technologies in collaboration with industry, which comprises of terminals with different aperture sizes, coarse pointing assemblies and fast steering mirrors. This paper presents the current state of the development of TNO technology for optical space communications. It mainly focuses on the development of an optical head with an entrance aperture of 70 mm, an optical bench for CubeSats and coarse pointing assemblies (CPAs). By continuing these steps, world wide web based on satellite communications will come closer.
Subject
High Tech Systems & Materials
Industrial Innovation
Coarse pointing assemblies
Optical satellite communications
Optical space terminals
Radio communication
Radio links
Satellite communication systems
Satellite links
Satellites
Collaboration with industries
Communications technology
Fast steering mirror
Optical satellites
Optical space communication
Radio frequency communication
Satellite communication links
Satellite communications
Optical communication
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2535939
TNO identifier
869391
Publisher
SPIE
ISBN
9781510000000
ISSN
0277-786X
Source
Proceedings International Conference on Space Optics, ICSO 2018, 9-12 October 2018, Chania, Greece
Article number
111800K
Document type
conference paper