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Space photonics and optical ground stations
Compare optical amplifiers for satellite links and ground stations, guide-star laser systems and technology in development. Each entry has its own technical page and Precisometer datasheet.
The status is shown for each system. Development targets are not released specifications. Mission suitability requires review of the configuration, test evidence and environment; limits from separate configurations must not be combined.
Mission and ground systems
Mission-specific space optical amplifiers
Custom optical booster and low-noise amplifier configurations for orbital laser links.
Custom mission hardware; qualification to confirm
- 1060 nm-band or 1550 nm-band options
- PM and non-PM designs
- Booster, preamplifier or combined functions
Mission and ground systems
5 W space optical booster and preamplifier systems
Combined optical power amplification and receive preamplification in a compact mission enclosure.
Platform specification; mission evidence required
- 5 W listed booster output
- Combined booster and preamplifier
- 30 krad reported radiation rating
Mission and ground systems
Optical ground-station power amplifiers
C-band high-power optical amplification for ground-to-space communication terminals.
Configuration-specific ground hardware
- 50 W described amplifier configuration
- C-band output
- PPM, OOK or coherent-link review
Mission and ground systems
589 nm sodium guide-star laser systems
High-power sodium-line sources for adaptive-optics telescope and optical ground-station systems.
Reported platform performance; configuration to confirm
- >75 W reported at 589 nm
- Atomic frequency reference
- Remote pump delivery over >30 m reported
Mission and ground systems
1178 nm narrowband guide-star fibre amplifiers
Narrowband infrared amplification for frequency-doubled sodium guide-star architectures.
Amplifier technology references; supply configuration to confirm
- 1178 nm amplified seed
- 130 W reported infrared scaling point
- Separate frequency conversion to 589 nm
Technology in development
High-power space-link amplifier development
Development targets for next-generation spaceborne and terrestrial optical amplifiers.
Development targets; not released specifications
- 100 W spaceborne development target
- 1000 W terrestrial development target
- No released acceptance limits
Technology in development
High-energy 1550 nm pulsed fibre amplifier prototype
A polarization-maintaining pulsed amplifier prototype with reported high-energy operating points.
Functional prototype; released availability unconfirmed
- 1545-1565 nm wavelength range
- >20 W reported average output
- Up to 80 µJ reported pulse energy
Technology in development
Temperature-responsive spacecraft radiator films
A thin-film thermal-control concept that changes emissivity with temperature.
Development technology; numerical design data to confirm
- Tungsten-doped VO₂ thin film
- Temperature-dependent emissivity
- Thermal-control development concept