A flexible low-cost optical communications ground terminal at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Robert E. Lafon; Armen Caroglanian; Haleh Safavi; Nikki Desch; Victoria C. Wu; Manuel Buenfil; Patrick L. Thompson; Scott Merritt; Steve Hall; Howard Garon; Daniel A. Paulson; John V. Speer; Mark Wilson; Ron Miller; Tom Haas; Bruce Trout; Richard Mason; Jerome Hengemihle; Jeffrey A. Guzek

doi:10.1117/12.2582869

5 March 2021 A flexible low-cost optical communications ground terminal at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Robert E. Lafon, Armen Caroglanian, Haleh Safavi, Nikki Desch, Victoria C. Wu, Manuel Buenfil, Patrick L. Thompson, Scott Merritt, Steve Hall, Howard Garon, Daniel A. Paulson, John V. Speer, Mark Wilson, Ron Miller, Tom Haas, Bruce Trout, Richard Mason, Jerome Hengemihle, Jeffrey A. Guzek

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Proceedings Volume 11678, Free-Space Laser Communications XXXIII; 1167806 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2582869
Event: SPIE LASE, 2021, Online Only

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We present the status of ongoing work at NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to build a low-cost flexible ground terminal for optical communication. Previous laser communication missions at NASA have been supported by one-of-akind ground terminals built specifically for each mission. If NASA is to build a global network of optical terminals to enable widespread use of optical communications, then a blueprint for an economical ground terminal able to support a variety of missions is needed. With this goal in mind, NASA is constructing a ground terminal in Greenbelt, Maryland to enable testing of new ground terminal technologies from industry to academia.

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Robert E. Lafon, Armen Caroglanian, Haleh Safavi, Nikki Desch, Victoria C. Wu, Manuel Buenfil, Patrick L. Thompson, Scott Merritt, Steve Hall, Howard Garon, Daniel A. Paulson, John V. Speer, Mark Wilson, Ron Miller, Tom Haas, Bruce Trout, Richard Mason, Jerome Hengemihle, and Jeffrey A. Guzek "A flexible low-cost optical communications ground terminal at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center", Proc. SPIE 11678, Free-Space Laser Communications XXXIII, 1167806 (5 March 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2582869

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