ALASCA: the ESA Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics Optical Feeder Link demonstrator Facility

R. Biasi; D. Bonaccini Calia; M. Centrone; M. Enderlein; M. Faccini; O. Farley; D. Gallieni; D. Gooding; P. Haguenauer; P. Janout; D. Jenkins; F. Lison; J. Luis; N. Martinez Rey; J. Osborn; C. Patauner; D. Pescoller; M. Reyes; L. Sabatini; L. Salvi; Z. Sodnik; D. Alaluf; M. Tintori; M. Tordi; M. Townson; H. Virdee; D. P. Wei; W. R.L. Clements

doi:10.1117/12.2690989

ALASCA: the ESA Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics Optical Feeder Link demonstrator Facility

R. Biasi^*, D. Bonaccini Calia, M. Centrone, M. Enderlein, M. Faccini, O. Farley, D. Gallieni, D. Gooding, P. Haguenauer, P. Janout, D. Jenkins, F. Lison, J. Luis, N. Martinez Rey, J. Osborn, C. Patauner, D. Pescoller, M. Reyes, L. Sabatini, L. SalviZ. Sodnik, D. Alaluf, M. Tintori, M. Tordi, M. Townson, H. Virdee, D. P. Wei, W. R.L. Clements

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We report on the novel ALASCA (Advanced LGS AO for Satellite Communication Assessment) facility being built for ESA by a consortium of industry and national research institutes under the ScyLight program. The aim of ALASCA is to create a facility for Optical Feeder Links (OFL) field tests, as well as to demonstrate at the ESA Optical Ground Station in Tenerife, starting in 2023, 24/7 reliable operation of optimal Optical Feeder Links based on Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics (LGS-AO) to solve the point-ahead problem on ground-space laser communications. Space optical communication represents a technological challenge due to its specific requirements and merit parameters; the consortium's extensive experience in LGS-AO in the astronomical field allows an expert technology transfer to earth-space communication. This will enhance the review of the ALASCA's main requirements, their implementation by a proper tailoring of the modular solutions that will be adopted by the design, facing the new challenges at system level posed by the OFL applications compared to astronomical solutions. The ALASCA project will, last but not least, provide a technology assessment and a development roadmap towards the industrial exploitation of a 24/7 operational Optical Ground Station (OGS). We will provide an overview of the ALASCA project, its goals, phases and planned timeline up to the field experiments; the presentation will then focus on the project status, including also the simulations results of LGS-AO assisted OFL.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings volume 12777 international conference on space optics — ICSO 2022
Subtitle of host publication	International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2022
Editors	Kyriaki Minoglou, Nikos Karafolas, Bruno Cugny
Place of Publication	Bellingham, US
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	1-18
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510668034
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2690989
Publication status	Published - 3 Oct 2022
Externally published	Yes
Event	2022 International Conference on Space Optics, ICSO 2022 - Dubrovnik, Croatia Duration: 3 Oct 2022 → 7 Oct 2022

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	12777
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	2022 International Conference on Space Optics, ICSO 2022
Country/Territory	Croatia
City	Dubrovnik
Period	3/10/22 → 7/10/22

Keywords

Adaptive Optics
Laser Guide Star
Optical Communication
Optical Feeder link
Optical Ground Station

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Biasi, R., Calia, D. B., Centrone, M., Enderlein, M., Faccini, M., Farley, O., Gallieni, D., Gooding, D., Haguenauer, P., Janout, P., Jenkins, D., Lison, F., Luis, J., Rey, N. M., Osborn, J., Patauner, C., Pescoller, D., Reyes, M., Sabatini, L., ... Clements, W. R. L. (2022). ALASCA: the ESA Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics Optical Feeder Link demonstrator Facility. In K. Minoglou, N. Karafolas, & B. Cugny (Eds.), Proceedings volume 12777 international conference on space optics — ICSO 2022: International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2022 (pp. 1-18). Article 1277756 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12777). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2690989

Biasi, R. ; Calia, D. Bonaccini ; Centrone, M. et al. / ALASCA : the ESA Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics Optical Feeder Link demonstrator Facility. Proceedings volume 12777 international conference on space optics — ICSO 2022: International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2022. editor / Kyriaki Minoglou ; Nikos Karafolas ; Bruno Cugny. Bellingham, US : SPIE, 2022. pp. 1-18 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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ALASCA: the ESA Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics Optical Feeder Link demonstrator Facility. / Biasi, R.; Calia, D. Bonaccini; Centrone, M. et al.
Proceedings volume 12777 international conference on space optics — ICSO 2022: International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2022. ed. / Kyriaki Minoglou; Nikos Karafolas; Bruno Cugny. Bellingham, US: SPIE, 2022. p. 1-18 1277756 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12777).

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Biasi R, Calia DB, Centrone M, Enderlein M, Faccini M, Farley O et al. ALASCA: the ESA Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics Optical Feeder Link demonstrator Facility. In Minoglou K, Karafolas N, Cugny B, editors, Proceedings volume 12777 international conference on space optics — ICSO 2022: International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2022. Bellingham, US: SPIE. 2022. p. 1-18. 1277756. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2690989

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