Author:
Grein Matthew E.,Schulein Robert T.,Khatri Farzana,Constantine Steven,Darling Zachary J.,Robinson Bryan S.,Murphy Daniel V.,Anant Vikas,Shaw Matthew D.,Wollman Emma E.,Rogalin Ryan M.,Richard Nathaniel J.,Downey Jennifer N.,Desch Nikki,Hall Steve
Abstract
A multi-mode photon-counting optical receiver was designed and tested for the NASA Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System downlink. The receiver achieved error-free communications from 20 Mb/s to 267 Mb/s with single-photon-level sensitivity.