Search Results - "Sodnik, Zoran"

Experimental demonstration of free-space decoy-state quantum key distribution over 144 km by Schmitt-Manderbach, Tobias, Weier, Henning, Fürst, Martin, Ursin, Rupert, Tiefenbacher, Felix, Scheidl, Thomas, Perdigues, Josep, Sodnik, Zoran, Kurtsiefer, Christian, Rarity, John G, Zeilinger, Anton, Weinfurter, Harald

“…We report on the experimental implementation of a Bennett-Brassard 1984 (BB84) protocol type quantum key distribution over a 144 km free-space link using weak…”
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Long Term Irradiance Statistics for Optical GEO Satellite Feeder Links: Validation Against Experimental Data by Lyras, Nikolaos K., Kourogiorgas, Charilaos I., Panagopoulos, Athanasios D., Liolis, Konstantinos P., Sodnik, Zoran

“…In this paper, optical feeder links to support high throuput satellite communication systems are studied. A methodology for the generation of the received…”
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Optical Intersatellite Communication by Sodnik, Zoran, Furch, Bernhard, Lutz, Hanspeter

“…This paper describes the achievements in optical intersatellite communication based on technology developments that started in Europe (European Space Agency)…”
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Composition of the lunar surface as will be seen from SMART-1: A simulation using Clementine data by Shkuratov, Yuriy G., Stankevich, Dmitriy G., Kaydash, Vadim G., Omelchenko, Vitaliy V., Pieters, Carle M., Pinet, Patrick C., Chevrel, Serge D., Daydou, Yves H., Foing, Bernard H., Sodnik, Zoran, Josset, Jean-Luc, Taylor, Lawrence A., Shevchenko, Vladislav V.

“…We present a new technique for remote sensing determination of lunar surface composition in the context of the SMART‐1 mission. The technique is based on…”
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Multi-purpose laser communication system for the asteroid impact mission (AIM) by Sodnik, Zoran, Heese, Clemens, Carnelli, Ian, Galvez, Andres, Dreischer, Thomas

“…By the end of 2022 the binary Asteroid Didymos will pass the Earth at a distance of 15 Mio km at its closest approach. Didymos consists of a larger body…”
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Free-Space Laser Communication Activities in Europe: SILEX and beyond by Sodnik, Z., Furch, B., Lutz, H.

“…On November 20th, 2001 the European Space Agency (ESA) performed the world-first Semiconductor-laser Inter-satellite Link EXperiment (SILEX) between its…”
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Long-term statistics of laser beam propagation in an optical ground-to-geostationary satellite communications link by Toyoshima, M., Yamakawa, S., Yamawaki, T., Arai, K., Garcia-Talavera, M.R., Alonso, A., Sodnik, Z., Demelenne, B.

“…A ground-to-space laser communications experiment was conducted to verify the optical interfaces between a laser communications terminal in an optical ground…”
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HYDRON: the ESA Initiative towards Optical Networking in Space by Perdigues, Josep, Hauschildt, Harald, El-Dali, Wael, Mezzasoma, Silvia, Politano, Monica, Sodnik, Zoran, Vasko, Christopher

“…The HydRON Project aims at developing innovative optical communication technologies / equipment, including flight opportunities for their in-orbit…”
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Unmodified Portable Telescope for Space-to-Ground Optical Links by Pettersson, Gustav M., Perdigues, Josep, Sodnik, Zoran

“…By providing high bandwidth with low power and size, optical communications have received intense interest in space applications. Inter-satellite links are now…”
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Optical Technologies for Connectivity and Secure Communications by Armengol, Josep Perdigues, Acar, Guray, Lindman, Niklas, Sodnik, Zoran, Calvo, Ramon Mata, Vasko, Christopher A., Balakier, Kasia, Hauschildt, Harald

“…The European Space Agency (ESA) has systematically supported European / Canadian industries (more than 30 years) in developing cutting-edge optical…”
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Greek Chelmos Observatory readies for Optical and Quantum Communication by Sodnik, Zoran, Miklusis, Donatas, Smit, Hans, Hauschildt, Harald, Xilouris, Emmanuel M., Hantzios, Panayotis, Alikakos, John, Gourzelas, Alexis, Maroussis, Athanasios, Basilakos, Spyros, Plionis, Manolis

“…Via the Greek participation in ESA's Strategic Programme Line for Optical and Quantum Communication - ScyLight, the Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics,…”
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LIDAR add-on for spaceborne optical communication terminals by Heese, Clemens, Sodnik, Zoran, Orchard, David, Kightley, Peter

“…Optical communication terminals consist of various subsystems that are common to LIDAR systems, i.e. for ranging and 3D surface mapping. This paper explores…”
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Direct measurements of laser light aberration from the ARTEMIS geostationary satellite through thin clouds by Kuzkov, Volodymyr, Kuzkov, Sergii, Sodnik, Zoran

“…A precise ground based telescope system was developed for laser communication experiments with the geostationary satellite ARTEMIS of ESA. Precise tracking of…”
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ESA Optical Ground Station Upgrade with Adaptive Optics for High Data Rate Satellite-to-Ground Links-Test Results by Fischer, Edgar, Feriencik, Mikael, Kudielka, Klaus, Dreischer, Thomas, Adolph, Peter, Berkefeld, Thomas, Soltau, Dirk, Perdigues-Armengol, Josep, Sodnik, Zoran

“…In this paper, we present the design, fabrication and factory acceptance testing results of the receive (RX) adaptive optics add-on to the ESA optical ground…”
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Science objectives and first results from the SMART-1/AMIE multicolour micro-camera by Josset, J.-L., Beauvivre, S., Cerroni, P., De Sanctis, M.C., Pinet, P., Chevrel, S., Langevin, Y., Barucci, M.A., Plancke, P., Koschny, D., Almeida, M., Sodnik, Z., Mancuso, S., Hofmann, B.A., Muinonen, K., Shevchenko, V., Shkuratov, Yu, Ehrenfreund, P., Foing, B.H.

“…The Advanced Moon micro-Imager Experiment (AMIE), on-board SMART-1, the first European mission to the Moon, is an imaging system with scientific, technical and…”
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First Experimental Demonstration of Adaptive Optics Pre-Compensation for GEO Feeder Links in a Relevant Environment by Vedrenne, N., Montri, J., Conan, J. M., Michau, V., Sodnik, Z., Voland, C., Montmerle-Bonnefois, A., Lim, C. B., Petit, C., Sauvage, J. F., Meimon, S., Perrault, P., Mendez, F., Fleury, B.

“…The future of very high throughput optical links between the ground and GEO satellites depends on the ability to overcome turbulence channel disruptions caused…”
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The advanced Moon micro-imager experiment (AMIE) on SMART-1: Scientific goals and expected results by Pinet, P., Cerroni, P., Josset, J.-L., Beauvivre, S., Chevrel, S., Muinonen, K., Langevin, Y., Barucci, M.A., De Sanctis, M.C., Shkuratov, Yu, Shevchenko, V., Plancke, P., Hofmann, B.A., Josset, M., Ehrenfreund, P., Sodnik, Z., Koschny, D., Almeida, M., Foing, B.

“…The advanced Moon micro-imager experiment (AMIE) is the imaging system on board ESA mission to the Moon SMART-1; it makes use of a miniaturised detector and…”
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Deep-space Optical Communication System (DOCS) for ESA's Space Weather mission to Lagrange orbit L5 by Sodnik, Zoran, Heese, Clemens, Arapoglou, Pantelis-Daniel, Schulz, Klaus-Jurgen, Zayer, Igor, Daddato, Robert, Kraft, Stefan

“…ESA plans to embark the Deep-space Optical Communications System (DOCS) on the Space WEather (SWE) mission to the Sun-Earth Lagrange point L5 in the frame of…”
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Experimental Optical Satellite Downlink Irradiance Statistics and Turbulence Conditions Estimation by Lyras, NK, Kourogiorgas, CI, Panagopoulos, AD, Liolis, KP, Sodnik, Z

“…The employment of free space optical (FSO) communications for satellite-to-ground and ground-to-satellite applications has gained a lot of attention. Many…”
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Design optimization for quantum communications in a GNSS intersatellite network by Gerlin, Francesca, Laurenti, Nicola, Naletto, Giampiero, Vallone, Giuseppe, Villoresi, Paolo, Bonino, Luciana, Mottini, Sergio, Sodnik, Zoran

“…We present the results of a feasibility study on the application of optical quantum communication links to a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) network…”
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