Qualification testing of a diode-laser transmitter for free-space coherent communications

Allen D. Pillsbury; John A. Taylor

doi:10.1117/12.26736

1 June 1991 Qualification testing of a diode-laser transmitter for free-space coherent communications

Allen D. Pillsbury, John A. Taylor

Proceedings Volume 1417, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies III; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.26736
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A diode-laser transmitter designed for space-based coherent communications has been successfully space qualified. Environmental testing, which consisted of random vibration at levels up to 16.2g rms and thermal cycling over the range of -30 to 66 C, caused no significant degradation in the performance of the transmitter. Principal design issues and the qualification process of subassemblies and the complete transmitter are described.

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Allen D. Pillsbury and John A. Taylor "Qualification testing of a diode-laser transmitter for free-space coherent communications", Proc. SPIE 1417, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies III, (1 June 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.26736

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