A free-space optical transmission system for applications that require a proper data communication channel between docked microsatellite modules is presented. The structure and the design of the optical communication interfaces are described. The system acts as a bridge between the CAN (Controlled Area Network) busses on the microsatellites, allowing communication between circuits in different separated modules. This avoids a physical connection between adjacent modules and electromagnetic disturbances that radio-frequency communication systems can generate. The system uses low-cost Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components that can reduce significantly the operative costs. A prototype has been built in a format compatible with CubeSat satellites and successfully characterized and tested.

A Short-Range Free-Space Optical Communication System for Space-Assembled Microsatellites / Iero, D.; Carotenuto, R.; Merenda, M.; Della Corte, F. G.. - 1036:(2023), pp. 179-185. (Intervento presentato al convegno International Conference on Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society, APPLEPIES 2022 tenutosi a ita nel 2022) [10.1007/978-3-031-30333-3_23].

A Short-Range Free-Space Optical Communication System for Space-Assembled Microsatellites

Iero D.
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Carotenuto R.;Merenda M.;Della Corte F. G.
2023-01-01

Abstract

A free-space optical transmission system for applications that require a proper data communication channel between docked microsatellite modules is presented. The structure and the design of the optical communication interfaces are described. The system acts as a bridge between the CAN (Controlled Area Network) busses on the microsatellites, allowing communication between circuits in different separated modules. This avoids a physical connection between adjacent modules and electromagnetic disturbances that radio-frequency communication systems can generate. The system uses low-cost Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components that can reduce significantly the operative costs. A prototype has been built in a format compatible with CubeSat satellites and successfully characterized and tested.
2023
978-3-031-30332-6
978-3-031-30333-3
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