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Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 3, 20220393(2023)

Review on laser intersatellite link: Current status, trends, and prospects

Rui Li1,2,5, Baojun Lin1,2,3,4,5, Yingchun Liu1,2,5, Yuan Shen1,5, Mingji Dong1,5, Shuai Zhao1,5, Chenjie Kong1,5, Enquan Liu1,5, and Xia Lin1,5
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  • 1Innovation Academy for Microsatellites, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201304, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3School of Information Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
  • 4Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
  • 5Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites, Shanghai 201210, China
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      Table 1. Current status and plan of laser communication technology validation for medium and high orbit satellites

      OrbitsRegion/ Country NameLaunch time Research institute Link format Wavelength/ nm Communication rate/ bps Modulation mode
      Middle/High-orbit laser communication EuropeEDRS-A2016ESAGEO-GEO GEO-LEO 10641.8 GBPSK (Duplex)
      ChinaShijian-132017China Academy of Space TechnologyGEO-GND-5 GIM/DD (Duplex)
      EuropeCONDOR Mk32017Mynaric7500 km1553/153610-100 G-
      EuropeEDRS-C2019ESAGEO-GEO10641.8 GBPSK (Duplex)
      ChinaShijian-202019China Academy of Space Technology GEO-GND-10 GQPSK
      JapanJDRS2020JAXA/NICTGEO-LEO1540/15601.8 G/50 MRZ-DPSK (Downlink) IM/DD (Uplink)
      EuropeSmartLCT2020TESAT45000 km10641.8 G-
      EuropeSOT-1502020MOSTCOM50000 km-1.25 G-
      EuropeLCT1352021TESAT80000 km10641.8 GBPSK
      JapanHICALI2021NICTGEO-GND15501 GDPSK
      USALCRD2021NASA, MITGEO-GND ISS-GEO 1550GEO-GND： 2.88 G/622 M ISS-GEO：1.244 G/51 M GEO-GND： DPSK/ PPM (Duplex) ISS-GEO： DPSK
      EuropeEDRS-D2025ESAGEO-GEO1064/15503.6-10 GBPSK (Duplex)
      EuropeHydRON2025ESAGEO-LEO GEO-GND 1064/1550100 G-
      ChinaMozi2016Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, CAS LEO-GND-20 M/5.12 GPPM (Uplink) DPSK (Downlink)
      ChinaTiangong-22016China Academy of Space Technology LEO-GND-1.6 GIM/DD
      EuropeOPTEL-μ2015Thales Alenia SpaceLEO-GND15502 GOOK/PPM
      Low-orbit laser communication USAOCSD2015/2017NASA/US AerospaceLEO-GND106410 k (Uplink) 5-200 M (Downlink) OOK/PPM
      USACLICK-A2018NASA/MITLEO-GND1537/156320 MPPM (Downlink)
      JapanVSOTA2018NICTLEO-GND980/15501 k-1 M (Adjustable) OOK
      EuropeTOSIRIS2019TESATLEO-GND155010/5/2.5/1.25 G (Downlink, adjustable) 1 M (Uplink) IM/DD
      ChinaXingyun-22020Aerospace Xingyun Technology Co., Ltd. LEO-LEO /LEO-GND -100 M-
      EuropeOSIRSv3/42020DLRLEO-GND155010 GIM/DD (Downlink)
      EuropeSOT-902020MOSTCOM5000 km-10 G-
      EuropeConLCT2021TESAT8000 km-10 G (Duplex) -
      EuropeCubeLCT2021TESATLEO-GND-100 M (Downlink) 1 M (Uplink) IM/DD
      EuropeCubeCat2021AAC Clyde SpaceLEO-GND-100 M/300 M/1 G (Downlink, adjustable) /200 k (Uplink) -
      USATBIRD2021NASA/MITLEO-GND1550200 G (Downlink) 5 k PPM (Uplink)
      USACLICK-B/C2022NASA/MITLEO-LEO/ LEO-GND 1537 /1563 >20 MPPM
      USAO2 O2022NASALEO-LEO/ LEO-GND 155080-250 M (Downlink) 20 M (Forward) PPM
      USADSOC2022NASALEO-LEO/ LEO-GND 1550--
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    Rui Li, Baojun Lin, Yingchun Liu, Yuan Shen, Mingji Dong, Shuai Zhao, Chenjie Kong, Enquan Liu, Xia Lin. Review on laser intersatellite link: Current status, trends, and prospects[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(3): 20220393

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    Category: Lasers & Laser optics

    Received: Jun. 9, 2022

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    Published Online: Apr. 12, 2023

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20220393

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    laser devices and laser physics
    Lasers and Laser Optics
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