The invention discloses a miniaturized
satellite-ground
laser communication terminal based on a single-
photon detection technology, which belongs to the technical field of
optical communication equipment and consists of seven light paths, the optical paths are respectively an observation receiving
optical path A, a
signal transmitting
optical path B, a near-
infrared beacon receiving
optical path C, a short-wave
infrared beacon receiving optical path D, a single-
photon signal receiving optical path E, a single-
photon beacon receiving optical path F and a beacon transmitting optical path G, and the optical paths jointly finish receiving, transmitting and detecting of single-photon / non-single-photon beacon light /
signal light. The terminal can be used for
satellite-ground
laser communication, and compared with a traditional
satellite-ground
laser communication terminal, the
antenna aperture is reduced by 20-30%, the size is only 20% of that of the traditional satellite-ground terminal, and the weight can be reduced by 80%; and meanwhile, satellite-ground transmission can be completed, ground point-to-point laser communication capability can be compatible, the application range of the laser communication
ground station is greatly expanded, and the laser communication
ground station can be widely applied to air-ground, satellite-ground, deep space and ground point-to-point laser communication.