Wireless Optical Communications for Intra-Spacecraft Networks based on OCDMA with Random Optical Codes

Abstract: 

In recent years, spacial agencies have shown a growing interest in optical wireless as an alternative to wired and radio-frequency communications [1,2]. The use of these techniques for intra-spacecraft communications reduces the effect of take-off acceleration and vibrations on the systems by avoiding the need for rugged connectors and provides a significant mass reduction. Diffuse transmission also eases the design process as terminals can be placed almost anywhere without a tight planification to ensure the proper system behaviour. Previous studies [3,4] have compared the performance of radio-frequency and infrared optical communications. In an intra-satellite environment optical techniques help reduce EMI related problems, and their main disadvantages - multipath dispersion and the need for line-of-sight - can be neglected due to the reduced cavity size. Channel studies [5] demonstrate that the effect of the channel can be neglected in small environments if data bandwidth is lower than some hundreds of MHz.


Publication type: 
Congress
Published in: 
ICCE 2011 - International Conference on Consumer Electronics Las Vegas, USA. Proceedings of ICCE- IEEE 2011, 2011 IEEE P.P. 840-841
ISBN/ISSN: 
978-1-4244-8789-9
Publication date: 
January 2011
CeDInt Authors: 
Other Authors: 
JA. Martin, FJ. López-Hernández, O. González, J. Rufo, R. Pérez