Investigation of coherent receiver designs in high-speed optical inter-satellite links using digital signal processing

Schaefer, Semjon; Gregory, Mark A; Rosenkranz, Werner

doi:10.1117/12.2296112

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“…3) Inter-Satellite Link: With regards to the propagation channel, assuming the requirements on pointing/tracking are met and ignoring the free-space loss, the channel is seen to be flat and less complex due to vacuum as medium. Compared to fiber optics the signal will not be distorted by any non-linearity [30]. However, due to relative motion between satellites constituting the ISL, the channel is considered to be fast-varying channel with a non-negligible Doppler effect.…”

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“…However, due to relative motion between satellites constituting the ISL, the channel is considered to be fast-varying channel with a non-negligible Doppler effect. In this context, a precompensation involving calculating the Doppler shift and adjusting the lasers based on satellite location, followed by the use of optical phase-locked loops (OPLL) is considered as a solution to overcome frequency mismatch and perform carrier recovery [30], [31].…”

Section: B Fso Channel Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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From fibers to satellites: lessons to learn and pitfalls to avoid when optical communications move to long distance free space

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et al. 2022

2022 56th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers

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The paper summarizes the recent investigation on feasibility of adapting state-of-the-art coherent fiber-optics (FO) systems for Free Space Optical (FSO) scenarios. This investigation is critically dependent on the intertwined aspects of architecture, as well as device and propagation impairments (including the channel) appearing in the aforementioned systems. Towards this, the work identified the key system differences between the two systems. Particularly, the FSO channel model was investigated, impact of atmospheric turbulence on FSO was discussed and a channel series was generated. Subsequently, relevant FO techniques including coherent detection, wavelength division multiplexing and Time-Frequency packing (TFP) were reviewed. Another departure from FSO works was the emphasis on coherent reception; receiver architectures and diversity schemes were first investigated. The former strived to make fair comparison amongst the receivers considering the diverse nature of perturbation added, while the latter indicated gain in performance through increase of diversity order (2-4 dB gain). An immediate conclusion is a suggestion on adaptation of wavelength diversity when coherent receivers . The investigation also evaluated the capacity and outage of fast and slow fading channels with parameters motivated by the channel modelling work. The shaping gain was evaluated and an LDPC code design example was provided for FSO downlinks. Finally, TFP enabled a remarkable performance gain when applied to coherent detection schemes, but only marginal with direct detection. The paper concludes by pointing to the next steps that build on this investigation and the need to corroborate with measurements.

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Section: B Fso Channel Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: B Fso Channel Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%