The Evaluation and Qualification Test of Laser Diode for Optical Inter-Orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite

Abstract

The laser diodes (LD) are installed on the Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite (OICETS). These LDs are used for communications from OICETS to the geostationary satellite, ARTEMIS (Advanced Relay and Technology Mission Satellite) manufactured by European Space Agency (ESA). Through the screening, evaluation test and qualification test, the LDs for flight could be selected. The evaluation and qualification test flow and the results of the tests are described in this paper.