A Lasercom terminal for CubeSats

Title

A Lasercom terminal for CubeSats: Sizing, analysis and experimental verification

 Author

Bakker, Daniël (TU Delft Aerospace Engineering)

Contributor

Verhoeven, C.J.M. (mentor) ORCID 0000-0003-4248-8596
Monna, Bert (mentor)
Bohlin, G.A. (graduation committee) ORCID 0000-0003-4383-8332
Speretta, S. (graduation committee) ORCID 0000-0003-0426-8138

 Degree granting institution

Delft University of Technology

 Programme

Aerospace Engineering

 Date

2018-07-06

 Abstract

Research on laser communication technology for satellites has led to a sufficient understanding of this technology to start working on commercial applications. In this work a design is proposed for a lasercom system for CubeSats, a type of nanosatellites that is used increasingly often for commercial missions. The goal of this design is to offer substantially higher datarates from low earth orbit to ground compared to radio links, without regulatory constraints and at competitive costs. To support the first-order design as proposed in this work, a detailed implementation is described. One component of this design, the sensor that accurately measures the angle of the incoming light, is analysed experimentally.

 Subject

CubeSat
Lasercom
Design

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 Embargo date

2023-07-06

 Part of collection

Student theses

 Document type

master thesis

 Rights

© 2018 Daniël Bakker
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