Measuring the vertical profile of atmospheric turbulence with the laser communication relay demonstration downlink at Table Mountain Facility
Marcus Birch,
Sabino Piazzolla,
Preston Hooser
et al.
Abstract:To mitigate the impact of atmospheric turbulence on Free-Space Optical Communication (FSOC) systems, we present a novel turbulence profiling technique. A Ring Image Next Generation Scintillation Sensor (RINGSS), adapted for infrared wavelengths, has been deployed at the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Table Mountain Facility. For the first time, we use the downlink from the Laser Communication Relay Demonstration (LCRD) satellite as a reference for atmospheric turbulence profiling. The LCRD beam allows for hi… Show more
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