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SLR2000 Optical Transceiver

Developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation

Features:
  • 36” x 24” x 2” honeycomb optical bench
  • Full aperture sharing by transmitter and receiver
  • Totally passive, low-loss transmit/receive switch
  • Passively Q-switched Microlaser transmitter
  • Quadrant Photon-Counting MCP/PMT
  • CCD Camera for mount star calibrations
  • Automated telescope focus adjustment
  • Transmitter point-ahead Risleys (0 to 11 arcsec)
  • Spatial and spectral filtering
  • Energy monitors
  • Alignment and boresighting aids
  • Optical attenuator for ground calibrations
Optical Transceiver

Optical Transceiver Schematic

 

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Last Updated: December 15, 2003

December 15, 2003