Free-space laser communication test-bed based on coherent diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser technology

Ulrich A. Johann; Heinz Sontag

doi:10.1117/12.18206

1 July 1990 Free-space laser communication test-bed based on coherent diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser technology

Ulrich A. Johann, Heinz Sontag

Proceedings Volume 1218, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies II; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18206
Event: OE/LASE '90, 1990, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

An experimental coherent communication link has been realized to investigate various aspects of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser space communication system. The breadband 500 Mb/s link is based on low power monolithic ring lasers and a balanced receiver PSK homodyne detection scheme. Fiberoptic components are being investigated and a novel fiber-nutator device for coherent tracking has been developed.

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Ulrich A. Johann and Heinz Sontag "Free-space laser communication test-bed based on coherent diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser technology", Proc. SPIE 1218, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies II, (1 July 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18206

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