The Deployable Optical Receive Aperture (DORA),a new technology being developed jointly between JetPropulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Arizona State University(ASU), is based on deploying arrays of fast optical detectors tocreate large receive apertures and seeks to achieve gigabitconnectivity at distances of thousands of kilometers. Smallspacecraft forming the LunaNet communications network andequipped with optical communications systems, such as theproposed DORA aperture, should be able to communicate atGigabit per second rates over long distances. This data rateenhancement can allow gigabit per second connectivitybetween lunar assets (astronauts, rovers, instruments) and thelunar gateway. Under sponsorship of NASA's Small SpacecraftTechnology Program (SSTP), JPL is deploying the DORApayload and ASU is developing a 3U CubeSat for a follow-onlow-Earth-orbit (LEO) mission to demonstrate DORA'scapabilities. The basic DORA payload consists of 5 receiverpanels, a transmitting telescope and processing units. Eachreceiver panel contains dozens of power-combined detectors tomimic a large optical aperture. The total receive aperture ofDORA is provided by the sum of the effective detecting area ofthe 5 panels. The transmit telescope includes a 200mW, 850nmlaser and a voice-coil fast steering mirror (FSM). The resultingDORA terminal should be able to provide duplex connectivityat rates up to 1 gigabit per second at the distances of interest.We have designed the entire DORA payload and plan topresent the test results of our DORA engineering model. Theseresults include angle-of-arrival, data rate and bit error ratemeasurements.


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    Title :

    Development of a Deployable Opitcal Aperature


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    Publication date :

    2022-03-05


    Type of media :

    Preprint


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    No indication


    Language :

    English



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