The present invention discloses a miniaturized space-ground
laser communication terminal based on single-
photon detection technology, belonging to the technical field of
optical communication devices. It consists of 7 optical paths, namely the observation and reception
optical path A, the
signal transmission
optical path B, the near-
infrared beacon reception
optical path C, the short-wave
infrared beacon reception optical path D, the single-
photon signal reception optical path E, the single-
photon beacon reception optical path F, and the beacon transmission optical path G. These optical paths jointly complete the
transceiver and detection of beacon light /
signal light of single-photon / non-single-photon respectively. This terminal can be used for space-ground
laser communication. Compared with traditional space-ground
laser communication terminals, the
antenna aperture is reduced to 20-30% of the original, the volume is only 20% of that of traditional space-ground terminals, and the weight can be reduced by 80%. At the same time, it can not only complete space-ground transmission, but also be compatible with the ground-to-ground point-to-point laser communication ability, greatly expanding the use range of laser communication ground stations, and can be widely used in air-ground, space-ground, deep space, and ground-to-ground point-to-point laser communication.