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Communication
Light
Amplification by
Stimulated
Emission of
Radiation
Video
Data
Sound
Terrestrial
Signal
Laser
Transmitter
Receiver
Signal
laser
MCU
UART
Conditioning
Laser Diode
MCU
PORT
Conditioning
A/D
UART
Conditioning
Photo resistor
transmitter involves:
RUBY LASER
Laser Diode
Laser Diodes
include
Photodiodes for
feedback to insure
consistent output.
Modulation
AM
receiver involves:
-PIN diodes
-Avalanche Photo Diodes (APD)
-Single or multiple detectors
System Comparison
(OC3 1km products)
OpticalAccess
Transmit Power (mW) 10 (10 dBm)
ICS
LightPointer
4 (6 dBm)
2.5
11
52
232
200
$25k
50 (-43 dBm)
$24k
Receiver sensitivity
Beam Divergence = 3 mrad
Distance = 1km
Transmit Power
Diameter = 3 m
Beam area = 70686 cm2
Satellites
Combat zones
Physically / Economically not practical
Emergencies
LC
Power
Size
/ Weight
Security
Current Applications
Defense
TV channels
40,000 phone conversations
NASA
Satellite - satellite
Earth - satellite
Earth
Groundstation Description
Control
Satellite
Description
Utilize Science
Teams Telescope & Processing
Capability for LASER Communication
Transmission & Receiving Package.
Uplink/Downlink Data
Processing Sequence
Bits
Bit Encoder
to Symbol
LASER
Error
Correction
Symbol
Recovery
Bits
Transfer
Optics
Channel
(Atmos.)
Amplifier
Receiving
Optics
Contact Information
For more information regarding
laser communication:
Matthew Johnson (mjohnson@u.arizona.edu)
Freddy Valenzuela (acv@bigdog.engr.arizona.edu)
Http://www.physics.arizona.edu/ssp/sti