Developments of Space Debris Laser Ranging Technology Including the Applications of Picosecond Lasers

Debris laser ranging (DLR) is receiving considerable attention as an accurate and effective method of determining and predicting the orbits of space debris. This paper reports some technologies of DLR, such as the high pulse repetition frequency (PRF) laser pulse, large-aperture telescope, telescope...

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Autores principales:	Haifeng Zhang, Mingliang Long, Huarong Deng, Shaoyu Cheng, Zhibo Wu, Zhongping Zhang, Ali Zhang, Jiantao Sun
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	space debris laser ranging single-photon detection picosecond laser pulse-bursts Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bc35e4ac40724e46a0ed9eaf9d9c47672021-11-11T15:09:00ZDevelopments of Space Debris Laser Ranging Technology Including the Applications of Picosecond Lasers10.3390/app1121100802076-3417https://doaj.org/article/bc35e4ac40724e46a0ed9eaf9d9c47672021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/21/10080https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3417Debris laser ranging (DLR) is receiving considerable attention as an accurate and effective method of determining and predicting the orbits of space debris. This paper reports some technologies of DLR, such as the high pulse repetition frequency (PRF) laser pulse, large-aperture telescope, telescope array, multi-static stations receiving signals. DLR with a picosecond laser at the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory is also presented. A few hundred laps of space debris laser-ranging measurements have been made. A double-pulse picosecond laser with an average power of 4.2 W, a PRF of 1 kHz, and a wavelength of 532 nm has been implemented successfully in DLR, it’s the first time that DLR technology has reached a ranging precision at the sub-decimeter level. In addition, the characteristics of the picosecond-pulse-width laser transmission with the advantages of transmission in laser ranging were analyzed. With a mode of the pulse-burst picosecond laser having high average power, the DLR system has tracked small debris with a radar cross-section (RCS) of 0.91 m<sup>2</sup> at a ranging distance up to 1726.8 km, corresponding to an RCS of 0.1 m<sup>2</sup> at a distance of 1000 km. These works are expected to provide new technologies to further improve the performance of DLR.Haifeng ZhangMingliang LongHuarong DengShaoyu ChengZhibo WuZhongping ZhangAli ZhangJiantao SunMDPI AGarticlespace debris laser rangingsingle-photon detectionpicosecond laserpulse-burstsTechnologyTEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040Biology (General)QH301-705.5PhysicsQC1-999ChemistryQD1-999ENApplied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 10080, p 10080 (2021)
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topic	space debris laser ranging single-photon detection picosecond laser pulse-bursts Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999
spellingShingle	space debris laser ranging single-photon detection picosecond laser pulse-bursts Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999 Haifeng Zhang Mingliang Long Huarong Deng Shaoyu Cheng Zhibo Wu Zhongping Zhang Ali Zhang Jiantao Sun Developments of Space Debris Laser Ranging Technology Including the Applications of Picosecond Lasers
description	Debris laser ranging (DLR) is receiving considerable attention as an accurate and effective method of determining and predicting the orbits of space debris. This paper reports some technologies of DLR, such as the high pulse repetition frequency (PRF) laser pulse, large-aperture telescope, telescope array, multi-static stations receiving signals. DLR with a picosecond laser at the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory is also presented. A few hundred laps of space debris laser-ranging measurements have been made. A double-pulse picosecond laser with an average power of 4.2 W, a PRF of 1 kHz, and a wavelength of 532 nm has been implemented successfully in DLR, it’s the first time that DLR technology has reached a ranging precision at the sub-decimeter level. In addition, the characteristics of the picosecond-pulse-width laser transmission with the advantages of transmission in laser ranging were analyzed. With a mode of the pulse-burst picosecond laser having high average power, the DLR system has tracked small debris with a radar cross-section (RCS) of 0.91 m<sup>2</sup> at a ranging distance up to 1726.8 km, corresponding to an RCS of 0.1 m<sup>2</sup> at a distance of 1000 km. These works are expected to provide new technologies to further improve the performance of DLR.
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author	Haifeng Zhang Mingliang Long Huarong Deng Shaoyu Cheng Zhibo Wu Zhongping Zhang Ali Zhang Jiantao Sun
author_facet	Haifeng Zhang Mingliang Long Huarong Deng Shaoyu Cheng Zhibo Wu Zhongping Zhang Ali Zhang Jiantao Sun
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title	Developments of Space Debris Laser Ranging Technology Including the Applications of Picosecond Lasers
title_short	Developments of Space Debris Laser Ranging Technology Including the Applications of Picosecond Lasers
title_full	Developments of Space Debris Laser Ranging Technology Including the Applications of Picosecond Lasers
title_fullStr	Developments of Space Debris Laser Ranging Technology Including the Applications of Picosecond Lasers
title_full_unstemmed	Developments of Space Debris Laser Ranging Technology Including the Applications of Picosecond Lasers
title_sort	developments of space debris laser ranging technology including the applications of picosecond lasers
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Developments of Space Debris Laser Ranging Technology Including the Applications of Picosecond Lasers

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