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Silvestri, F. (author), Feenstra, L.W. (author), Pettazzi, F. (author), Nijenhuis, J.R. (author), de Vreugd, J. (author), de Bruijn, D. (author), den Breeje, R. (author), Klop, W.A. (author), Ferrario, I. (author)High throughput optical satellite communication (SATCOM) systems need to rely on effective and robust technology to enable wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) in a commercially viable way. The main challenge to implement WDM in optical feeder links deals with the multiplexing of high power channels. Currently the levels of power required for...conference paper 2022
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Werkhoven, P. (author), Bouwman, J. (author), van Diggelen, J. (author), Dijk, J. (author), van der Meulen, M. (author), Neerincx, M. (author), Raaijmakers, S. (author), van Veenstra, A.F. (author)TNO has lived up to its motto ‘Innovation for life’ by playing a significant part in this digital revolution, with major breakthroughs in computer simulation, network transactions, wireless communication, cyber security, optical satellite communication and quantum computing.report 2022
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Korevaar, C.W. (author), Boschma, J.J. (author), den Breeje, R. (author), Ebert, J. (author)Optical feeder links (OFLs) benefit from the vast amount of bandwidth available in the THz-regime of the electro-magnetic spectrum, and could enable future terabit-per-second satellite systems. This study assesses the end-to-end performance of analog coherent OFLs for digital video broadcasting (DVB) applications, employing phase modulation (PM)...conference paper 2022
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Dirks, B.P.F. (author), Ferrario, I. (author), Le Pera, A. (author), Vito Finocchiaro, D. (author), Desmons, M. (author), de Lange, T.J. (author), de Man, H. (author), Meskers, A.J.H. (author), Morits, J.P.J. (author), Neumann, N.M.P. (author), Saathof, R. (author), Witvoet, G. (author)Due to the distance limitation of quantum communication via ground-based fibre networks, space-based quantum key distribution (QKD) is a viable solution to extend such networks over continental and, ultimately, over global distances. Compared to Low Earth Orbits (LEO), QKD from a Geostationary Orbit (GEO) offers substantial advantages, such as...conference paper 2021
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Saathof, R. (author), Meskers, A.J.H. (author), van Kempen, F.C.M. (author), Witvoet, G. (author), Korevaar, C.W. (author), de Lange, T.J. (author), Crowcombe, E.E. (author), Fritz, E.C. (author), van de Pol, M. (author)Optical satellite communications is a maturing technology to enable word-wide access to high throughput internet. In the past years a lot of effort has been taken to increase the applicability and the TRL of this technology. In collaboration with industry, TNO initiated several developments for space and ground technologies. Many of these...conference paper 2021
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Saathof, R. (author), Kuiper, S. (author), Crowcombe, W.E. (author), de Man, H. (author), de Lange, T.J. (author), van der Valk, N.C.J. (author), Kramer, L. (author), Fritz, E.C. (author)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...conference paper 2019
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Saathof, R. (author), den Breeje, R. (author), Klop, W.A. (author), Doelman, N.J. (author), Moens, T.M.N. (author), Gruber, J.M. (author), Russchenberg, T. (author), Pettazzi, F. (author), Human, J.D. (author), Mata Calvo, R. (author), Poliak, J. (author), Barrios, R. (author), Richerzhagen, M. (author), Ferrario, I. (author)For the next generation of very high throughput communication satellites, free-space optical (FSO) communication between ground stations and geostationary telecommunication satellites is likely to replace conventional RF links. To mitigate atmospheric turbulence, TNO and DLR propose Adaptive Optics (AO) to apply uplink pre-correction. In order...conference paper 2019
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Saathof, R. (author), Crowcombe, W.E. (author), Kuiper, S. (author), van der Valk, N.C.J. (author), Pettazzi, F. (author), de Lange, T.J. (author), Kerkhof, P.J. (author), van Riel, M.C.J.M. (author), de Man, H. (author), Truyens, D.C. (author), Ferrario, I. (author)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...conference paper 2018
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Witvoet, G. (author), Kuiper, S. (author), Meskers, A.J.H. (author)This paper presents the first test results of a novel Fine Steering Mirror (FSM) for optical communication terminals. The FSM utilizes efficient variable reluctance actuators, tailored for the specific application, making it highly compact and power efficient. The test results demonstrate a high dynamical performance of <1.7kHz closed-loop...conference paper 2018
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Saathof, R. (author), den Breeje, R. (author), Klop, W.A. (author), Kuiper, S. (author), Doelman, N.J. (author), Pettazzi, F. (author), Vosteen, L.L.A. (author), Wildschut, J.A. (author), de Lange, T.J. (author), Moens, T.M.N. (author), Koster, S.E. (author), Gruber, J.M. (author), Spierdijk, J.P.F. (author), Kerkhof, P.J. (author), Russchenberg, T. (author), Truyens, D.C. (author), Crowcombe, W.E. (author), Human, J.D. (author), Mata Calvo, R. (author), Poliak, J. (author), Barrios, R. (author), Scalise, S. (author), Ferrario, I. (author)TNO and DLR envision optical free-space communication between ground stations and geostationary telecommunication satellites to replace the traditional RF links for the next generation of Very High Throughput Satellites. To mitigate atmospheric turbulence, an Adaptive Optics (AO) system will be used. TNO and DLR are developing breadboards to...conference paper 2018