The expected performance analysis of a retroreflector-supported inter-satellite laser rangefinder designed for Polish ImAging SaTellites (PIAST) space mission

• Autorzy: Wojtanowski Jacek , Jakubaszek Marcin , Zygmunt Marek , Sędek Bartosz , Wójcik Konrad

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DOI

10.24425/opelre.2024.150608

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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The paper provides a detailed treatment of the expected range performance for the laser rangefinder (LRF) developed for the Polish ImAging SaTellites (PIAST) space mission, where the distance between satellites within a constellation has to be measured during orbital flight. The satellites are equipped with corner cube retroreflectors (CCR) to increase the efficiency of laser back-reflection. A theoretical signal-to-noise range-dependence model was developed to determine the maximum expected range of the measurements. This model included the tilt-angle-dependent properties of the CCR far-field diffraction patterns (FFDP) which were measured experimentally. In addition, the specific parameters of the receiving optoelectronic circuit used were considered. The obtained results show that in the case of the constructed PIAST LRF (peak laser pulse power of 100 W, laser beam divergence of 5 mrad, receiving optical aperture diameter of 2 in, CCR diameter of 2 in), depending on the CCR angular inclination, a maximum measurement distance of 15-40 km is expected.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

laser rangefinder; corner cube retroreflector; far-field diffraction pattern; imaging from space

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich ; Polska Akademia Nauk ; Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 32, No. 3
• Strony: art. no. e150608
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 26 poz., rys., tab., wykr., fot.

Twórcy

autor

Wojtanowski Jacek

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, ul. gen. S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2771-4471

autor

Jakubaszek Marcin

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, ul. gen. S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9157-6627

autor

Zygmunt Marek

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, ul. gen. S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9058-9178

autor

Sędek Bartosz

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, ul. gen. S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8173-9082

autor

Wójcik Konrad

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, ul. gen. S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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Uwagi

1. This work was supported by Polish Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR) under PIAST (Polish ImAging SaTellites) project. Grant no. DOB SZAFIR/10/A/022/01/2021.

2. Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).