Multi-aperture digital coherent combining for free-space optical communication receivers

DJ Geisler, TM Yarnall, ML Stevens, CM Schieler… - Optics …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
Space-to-ground optical communication systems can benefit from reducing the size, weight,
and power profiles of space terminals. One way of reducing the required power-aperture …

Demonstration of a real-time 14 Tb/s multi-aperture transmit single-aperture receive FSO system with class 1 eye-safe transmit intensity

K Matsuda, M Binkai, S Koshikawa… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
To achieve a link budget capable of supporting high capacity free space optical
communication (FSO), a high transmit power is required. However, the transmitter can …

Toward practical digital phase alignment for coherent beam combining in multi-aperture free space coherent optical receivers

C Rao, S Cui, Y Tu, K Zhou, D Liu - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In free space optical communication systems, multi-aperture coherent optical receivers
based on digital coherent beam combining (D-CBC) technique can provide exceptionally …

Mitigation of fading caused by atmospheric turbulence with FMF coupling and maximum ratio combining used in 320-m free-space optical transmission of

M Arikawa, T Ishikawa, K Hosokawa… - ECOC 2016; 42nd …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We experimentally demonstrated the sum of the six modes of FMF improved coupling
efficiency by 6.5 dB for the optical beam impaired by 320-m open-air free-space …

Phase alignment with minimum complexity for equal gain combining in multi-aperture free-space digital coherent optical communication receivers

Y Tu, S Cui, K Zhou, D Liu - IEEE Photonics Journal, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Digital coherent combining (DCC) technique can increase the free space optical signal
collection area by combining the signals received by an array of small apertures in a …

[PDF][PDF] Deep space network: The next 50 years

LJ Deutsch, SA Townes, PE Liebrecht… - … Conference on Space …, 2016 - arc.aiaa.org
ASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) was officially founded on December 24, 1963, though
some facilities actually existed somewhat before that time. The DSN has been responsible …

Training-aided joint frame and frequency synchronization for free space optical communication signals with low OSNR

Q Cheng, S Cui, K Zhou, D Liu - Optics Communications, 2020 - Elsevier
In the photon-starving free space optical communication (FSOC) systems the optical signals
received often exhibit a very low OSNR due to the large transmission loss. Thus the digital …

[PDF][PDF] 基于模式分集的大气湍流补偿技术研究

郝晓明, 全薇, 吴平, 刘峰 - 吉林大学学报(信息科学版), 2020 - xuebao.jlu.edu.cn
针对空间光通信系统中大气湍流对系统性能影响较大的问题, 提出了基于模式分集结合最大比
合并(MRC: Maximum Ratio Combining) 算法的大气湍流补偿方案, 采用不同模式作为独立信道 …

Impact of atmospheric turbulence and weather conditions on the performance of satellite-to-ground optical communication system based on multiaperture coherent …

X Zhang, S Cui, D Liu, Y Jiang - Optical Engineering, 2019 - spiedigitallibrary.org
For satellite-to-ground downlink optical communication systems, it is desirable to reduce the
size, weight, and power profiles of the space terminals by employing high sensitivity and …

Experimental demonstration of photon efficient coherent temporal combining for data rate scaling

DJ Geisler, TM Yarnall, ML Stevens… - Free-Space Laser …, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The next generation free-space optical (FSO) communications infrastructure will need to
support a wide range of links from space-based terminals at LEO, GEO, and deep space to …