Modulating Retroreflector Implementation of MIL-STD-1553 Protocol with Free-Space Optics

Abstract

A modulating retroreflector (MRR) is used for a free-space optics (FSO) implementation of the MIL-STD-1553 protocol. A multiple quantum well (MQW) p-i-n structure is used for a single device that acts both as a modulator for transmitting data and as a photodiode for receiving data. A master node and two slave nodes with cat's eye retroreflectors were designed using COTS optics. Two-way communication using the 1553 protocol is demonstrated at a separation of 3 meters, using widely available 980 nm pump lasers. The link was closed using only 15 mW of laser light. We have also demonstrated a coherent receiver to increase sensitivity and quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) to enhance the data rate of a bandwidth-limited MRR.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA465340

Entities

People

  • D. Scott Katzer
  • Eric E. Funk
  • G. Charmaine Gilbreath
  • John Rende
  • Lee Swingen
  • Peter G. Goetz
  • Rita Mahon
  • Steven C. Binari
  • Timothy J. Meehan
  • Williams S. Rabinovich

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Transmission
  • Detectors
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics Industry
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Energy Bands
  • Engineering
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Diodes
  • Lasers
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Modules (Electronics)
  • Optical Modulators
  • Power Electronics
  • Quantum Wells
  • Semiconductors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Key Distribution
  • Space