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Effect of atmospheric anisoplanatism on earth-to-satellite time transfer over laser communication links
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Author:
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Belmonte Molina, Aniceto; Taylor, Michael T.; Hollberg, Leo; Kahn, J. M.
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Teoria del Senyal i Comunicacions; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. RSLAB - Grup de Recerca en Teledetecció |
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© 2017 [2017 Optical Society of America.]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper are prohibited. |
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The need for an accurate time reference on orbiting platforms motivates study of time transfer via free-space optical communication links. The impact of atmospheric turbulence on earth-to-satellite optical time transfer has not been fully characterized, however. We analyze limits to two-way laser time transfer accuracy posed by anisoplanatic non-reciprocity between uplink and downlink. We show that despite limited reciprocity, two- way time transfer can still achieve sub-picosecond accuracy in realistic propagation scenarios over a single satellite visibility period. |
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Peer Reviewed |
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telecomunicació òptica -Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica::Metrologia -Optical communications -Metrology -Metrologia -Comunicacions òptiques |
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Article - Published version Article |
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