Testing of a possible RF-generator for a space based AOTF application in the frame of an ESA space mission

Conference paper (2017)

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J. Vanhamel Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB)

Sophie Berkenbosch Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB)

Emmanuel Dekemper Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB)

Paul Leroux Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Eddy Neefs Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB)

Emmanuel Van Lil Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

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2017

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English

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Abstract

In the frame of a mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) a space qualified RF-generator needs to be developed to drive an AOTF (Acousto-Optical Tunable Filter) to make hyper-spectral images of the limb of the Earth. Custom off-the-shelf electronics can not fulfil the requirements for this scientific mission, hence alternative solutions for the RF-generation are investigated. This paper describes one of the possible solutions.