In-orbit performance of the GRACE follow-on laser ranging interferometer

K Abich, A Abramovici, B Amparan, A Baatzsch… - Physical review …, 2019 - APS
The Laser Ranging Interferometer (LRI) instrument on the Gravity Recovery and Climate
Experiment (GRACE) Follow-On mission has provided the first laser interferometric range …

[PDF][PDF] 太极计划激光链路构建地面模拟控制系统研究

赵梦阳, 高瑞弘, 张强涛, 罗子人 - 中国激光, 2023 - researching.cn
摘要太极计划需要通过激光捕获指向系统实现两颗卫星之间超长距离(3× 106 km)
的激光链路构建, 并且实现1 μrad 的捕获精度以及10 nrad/Hz (1 mHz~ 1 Hz) …

Fast beam steering with an optical phased array

DR Gozzard, LE Roberts, JT Spollard, PG Sibley… - Optics Letters, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Optical phased arrays (OPAs) are devices that use the coherence of light to control the
interference pattern in the far field, which enables them to steer a laser beam with no moving …

Comparing GRACE-FO KBR and LRI ranging data with focus on carrier frequency variations

V Müller, M Hauk, M Misfeldt, L Müller, H Wegener… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
The GRACE Follow-On satellite mission measures distance variations between its two
satellites in order to derive monthly gravity field maps, indicating mass variability on Earth on …

Tracking length and differential-wavefront-sensing signals from quadrant photodiodes in heterodyne interferometers with digital phase-locked-loop readout

G Heinzel, MD Álvarez, A Pizzella, N Brause… - Physical Review …, 2020 - APS
We propose a method to track signals from quadrant photodiodes (QPDs) in heterodyne
laser interferometers that employ digital phase-locked loops for phase readout. Instead of …

Laser metrology concept consolidation for NGGM

K Nicklaus, S Cesare, L Massotti, L Bonino… - CEAS Space …, 2020 - Springer
The measurement of the static and temporal variation of Earth's gravity field yields important
information on water storage, seasonal and sub-seasonal water cycles, their impact on …

An Open‐Source Web Application for Regional Analysis of GRACE Groundwater Data and Engaging Stakeholders in Groundwater Management

TC McStraw, ST Pulla, NL Jones… - JAWRA Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Since 2002, National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Gravity Recovery and
Climate Experiment (GRACE) allows scientists of various disciplines to analyze and map …

Ultraprecision intersatellite laser interferometry

M Ming, Y Luo, YR Liang, JY Zhang… - … Journal of Extreme …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Precision measurement tools are compulsory to reduce measurement errors or machining
errors in the processes of calibration and manufacturing. The laser interferometer is one of …

Optical link acquisition for the LISA mission with in-field pointing architecture

G Hechenblaikner, S Delchambre, T Ziegler - Optics & Laser Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a comprehensive simulation of the spatial acquisition of optical links for the LISA
mission in the in-field pointing architecture, where a fast pointing mirror is used to move the …

[HTML][HTML] Precise relative navigation in medium earth orbits with global navigation satellite systems and intersatellite links for black hole imaging

M Salas, J Fernández, J van den IJssel - Advances in Space Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is a ground-based array of Very Long Baseline
Interferometry (VLBI) telescopes designed to image the event horizon of black holes. To …