Optical communication and navigation for spacecraft docking using modulating retroreflectors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5892, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-9

  Wasiczko, Linda M ^a   Burris, Harris R ^b   Glenn Creamer, N ^a   Mahon, Rita ^c   Moore, Christopher ^a   Swingen, Lee ^a   Murphy, James ^a   Stell, Mena ^b   Pinney, Brad E ^a   Goetz, Peter ^a   Scharpf, William J ^a   Rabinovich, William S ^a   Charmaine Gilbreath, G ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH SUPPORT INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

^c TITAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODULATION FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL TRANSMIT BEAMS; SPACECRAFT NAVIGATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SPACECRAFT; TARGETS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 29344473070     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.621747     Document Type: Conference Paper

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