Stability considerations in relay lens design for optical communications

Allan Gardam; Reginald P. Jonas

doi:10.1117/12.43768

1 June 1991 Stability considerations in relay lens design for optical communications

Allan Gardam, Reginald P. Jonas

Proceedings Volume 1417, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies III; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43768
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The detailed component stability requirements for relays are derived via system stability specifications for an optical intersatellite link. The significance of the transmit/receive coalignment stability is discussed in relation to the optomechanical design of a key subassembly. The requirement for transmit/receive coalignment stability is shown to be particularly stringent in respect to short-term stability at the component level. The system level specification is achievable, but the ability to achieve still greater stabilities results in a conflict between short- and long-term stability.

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Allan Gardam and Reginald P. Jonas "Stability considerations in relay lens design for optical communications", Proc. SPIE 1417, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies III, (1 June 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43768

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