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We discuss various methods for acquiring optical links in space using a dedicated acquisition sensor. Statistical models are developed and simple analytical equations derived that compare the performance between a single and dual spiral…
An analytical model is derived for the probability of failure (P-fail) to spatially acquire an optical link with a jittering search beam. The analytical model accounts for an arbitrary jitter spectrum and considers the associated…
We investigate how the probability of acquiring an optical link between a scanning and a target spacecraft depends on the spectral shape, power and dimensionality of the beam jitter, as well as on the choice of detector integration time,…
This paper describes a setup aimed at measuring the so-called Tilt-To-Length (TTL) coupling in the optical benches of the LISA mission. The TTL is the coupling of the angular jitter of any optical setup into the optical path length between…
LISA is a proposed space-based laser interferometer detecting gravitational waves by measuring distances between free-floating test masses housed in three satellites in a triangular constellation with laser links in-between. Each satellite…
To meet the urgent need for sub-second link establishment in inter-satellite and satellite-to-ground free space optical communication, this paper presents a periscope-type optical communication terminal and a ground-based verification…
We propose a link acquisition time model deeply involving the process from the transmitted power to received signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for LEO-to-ground laser communication for the first time. Compared with the conventional acquisition…
Acquisition and tracking systems form an important component of free-space optical communications due to directional nature of the optical signal. Acquisition subsystems are needed in order to search and locate the receiver terminal in an…
Low earth orbit (LEO) satellite navigation signal can be used as an opportunity signal in case of a Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) outage, or as an enhancement means of traditional GNSS positioning algorithms. No matter which…
This paper presents a procedure to perform fully autonomous on-orbit alignment of the interferometer on board the LISA Technology Package (LTP). LTP comprises two free-floating test masses as inertial sensors that additionally serve as end…
The laser interferometer space antenna (LISA) senses gravitational waves by measuring distance fluctuations between three spacecraft (SC). These measurements rely on precise tracking of a beat note phase that is formed on a…
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is a future space-based interferometric gravitational-wave detector consisting of three spacecraft in a triangular configuration. The interferometric measurements of path length changes between…
Optical inter-satellite links (ISLs) are becoming the principal communication backbone in modern large-scale LEO constellations, offering multi-Gb/s capacity and near speed-of-light latency. However, the extreme sensitivity of optical beams…
In this work, we report a confocal laser induced fluorescence (LIF) configuration, which allows for high spatial resolution measurements of plasma properties in plasma setups and sources with a limited optical access. The proposed LIF…
We describe a simple framework to assess the LISA scientific performance (more specifically, its sensitivity and expected parameter-estimation precision for prescribed gravitational-wave signals) under the assumption of failure of one or…
The GEO satellite maintains good synchronization with the ground, reducing the priority of acquisition time in the establishment of the optical link. Whereas energy is an important resource for the satellite to execute space missions, the…
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission features a three-spacecraft long-arm constellation intended to detect gravitational wave sources in the low-frequency band up to 1 Hz via laser interferometry. The paper presents an…
Designed to detect gravitational waves in the lower-frequency band, the space mission LISA will open a new window to astronomy after its launch in the 2030s. Each LISA spacecraft houses two optical benches that require the exchange of a…
Measurement of stray light in a complex optical system can be a complex task. We developed a method to measure coherent stray light inside an assembled device, determining all stray light sources and their relative contribution. The method…
For the LISA mission, Tilt-To-Length (TTL) coupling is expected to be one of the dominant instrumental noise contributions after laser frequency noise is suppressed based, on assumptions on the size of the coupling and angular jitter…