Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 11, 20220121(2022)

Research on satellite laser ranging at pulse repetition frequency of 100 kHz

Shaoyu Cheng1,2, Mingliang Long2, Haifeng Zhang2,3, Zhibo Wu2,3, Si Qin2, and Zhongping Zhang2,3,4
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Computer Engineering and Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • 2Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200030, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Space Object and Debris Observation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
  • 4State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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    Relationship on the same laser echo (D=100): (a) Between single pulse energy and repetition rate; (b) Between laser average power and repetition rate
    Time sequence of alternated working mode of laser emission and reception
    External trigger pulse trains signal timing for laser and single photon detector
    Laser loss under the fixed pulse trains: (a) The fixed period is shorter than the actual period; (b) The fixed period is longer than the actual period
    Data storage mode of SLR system: (a) No buffer in synchronous mode; (b) Single buffer in synchronous mode; (c) Multi-buffer storage in asynchronous mode
    Block diagram of SLR system with 100 kHz PRF
    Pulse trains periodic signal
    Real-time display (a) and data processing (b) for 100 kHz SLR laser echoes from the Ajisai satellite
    Data processing result for 100 kHz SLR for Glonass105 satellite
    • Table 1. Data result from 100 kHz satellite laser ranging system

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      Table 1. Data result from 100 kHz satellite laser ranging system

      Sate nameNumber of laser echoesRMS/cmNumber of normal pointNormal point RMS/μm
      Starlette3588120.97432.39
      Ajisai2034651.59249.85
      Beaconc3937091.85672.22
      Lageos2640212176.75
      Stella2254661.1123.17
      Glonass10597362.031205.73
      Galileo20384011.271138.56
      Galileo21047471.11159.66
      Galileo21851540.981136.51
      Glonass13367062.011245.45
      Hy2b3630510.86428.55
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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers & Laser optics

    Received: Feb. 24, 2022

    Accepted: May. 16, 2022

    Published Online: Feb. 9, 2023

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20220121

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