Analyzing the performance of a nanosatellite cluster-detector array receiver for laser communication

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 447-455

  Bushuev, Denis ^a   Kedar, Debbie ^a   Arnon, Shlomi ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Detector arrays; Laser communication; Nanosatellites; Optical transfer function

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; DECODING; LASER BEAMS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

LASER INTERSATELLITE LINKS; NANOSATELLITE CLUSTER-DETECTOR ARRAY RECEIVER;

OPTICAL LINKS;

EID: 0037566544     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.808770     Document Type: Article

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