The Interplanetary Network Progress Report

Volume 42-199

Fabrizio Pollara
Editor in Chief




November 15, 2014

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National Aeronautics and
Space Administration

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California


Contents

Preface

Range Dependence of the Optical Communications Channel
Bruce Moision and William Farr

An Approximate Link Equation for the Direct-Detected Optical PPM Link
Bruce Moision and Hua Xie

Advanced Calibration Technique for Accurate Three-Way Spacecraft Ranging
Dong Shin, Durgadas Bagri, and James Border

A Comparison of Estimates of Atmospheric Effects on Signal Propagation Using ITU Models: Initial Study Results
David D. Morabito


The research described in this publication was carried out by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, service, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement by the United States Government or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. Copyright 2014 California Institute of Technology. U.S. Government sponsorship acknowledged.


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