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Hybrid Ground Station Technology for RF and Optical Communication LinksTo support future enhancements of NASA's deep space and planetary communications and tracking services, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is developing a hybrid ground station that will be capable of simultaneously supporting RF and optical communications. The main reason for adding optical links to the existing RF links is to significantly increase the capacity of deep space communications in support of future solar system exploration. It is envisioned that a mission employing an optical link will also use an RF link for telemetry and emergency purposes, hence the need for a hybrid ground station. A hybrid station may also reduce operations cost by requiring fewer staff than would be required to operate two stations. A number of approaches and techniques have been examined. The most promising ones have been prototyped for field examination and validation.
Document ID
20130008984
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Davarian, Faramaz
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hoppe, D.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Charles, J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Vilnrotter, V.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Sehic, A.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hanson, T.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Gam, E.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 27, 2013
Publication Date
May 22, 2012
Subject Category
Ground Support Systems And Facilities (Space)
Meeting Information
Meeting: Global Space Exploration Conference
Location: Washington, DC
Country: United States
Start Date: May 22, 2012
End Date: May 24, 2012
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Radio frequency (RF) communications
Hybrid ground station
optical communications

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