NASA NTRS · 20240016424
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Farzana Khatri. Laser Communications to Enable Space Exploration. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20240016424
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In this paper we present our early analytical results that demonstrated the improvement in the optical communications system performance when adaptive optics techniques are implemented in a high background environment.
The Integrated LCRD Low-Earth Orbit User Modem and Amplifier Terminal (ILLUMA-T) Payload will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2023. ILLUMA-T is an optical communications payload that will make the ISS the first space-based user to communicate with NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD). The system will support all-optical forward links up to 150 Mbps and return links up to 1 Gbps. The payload recently underwent system level Thermal VACuum (TVAC) functional testing at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. We present an overview of the payload’s TVAC functional tests and results.