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size=2 face=Arial>Dear Nicolas,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial>RUAG intends to attend with two persons at the workshop. Due
to some other obligations and vacation, we are not yet sure who exactly will
attend. I will keep you informed. We are also considering a presentation but for
the same reasons are not yet sure in detail about the
topic. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Kind regards</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2 face=Arial><B>Klaus Buchheim</B></FONT><BR><FONT size=2
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>Von:</B> Nicolas.Perlot@dlr.de
[mailto:Nicolas.Perlot@dlr.de] <BR><B>Gesendet:</B> Dienstag, 22. März 2011
10:19<BR><B>An:</B> sls-com@mailman.ccsds.org; Wolfgang.Baerwald@dlr.de;
Buchheim Klaus RUAG S; Heiko.Damerow@dlr.de; Dreischer Thomas RUAG S;
Yunir.Gataullin@dlr.de; Benjamin.Gentz@dlr.de; gerken@optronics.zeiss.com;
Martin.Haeusler@dlr.de; Dietmar.Kubat@dlr.de; Martin.Pilgram@dlr.de;
ronald.freund@hhi.fraunhofer.de; m.tausendfreund@optronics.zeiss.com;
Daniel.Tomecki@dlr.de; weinert@hhi.de;
erich.leitgeb@tugraz.at<BR><B>Betreff:</B> Invitation to workshop on "Optical
LEO downlinks and standardization" + agenda<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Dear Lasercom People,</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>You are invited to the workshop on „Optical LEO downlinks and
Standardization“ in Berlin on May 17<FONT size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 6.65pt"><SUP>th</SUP></SPAN></FONT>.</DIV>
<DIV>This workshop is embedded in CCSDS technical meetings (see details at <A
href="http://public.ccsds.org/meetings/2011Spring/default.aspx"><FONT
color=blue><U>http</U></FONT><FONT
color=blue><U>://public.ccsds.org/meetings/2011Spring/default.aspx</U></FONT></A>).</DIV>
<DIV>Please <U>let me know</U>…</DIV>
<OL style="MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 36pt">
<LI>If you plan to attend the workshop
<LI>If you wish to present some slides on a related topic (see the agenda
draft blow)</LI></OL>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Please forward this invitation to people that you think could contribute to
the workshop (national agencies, universities as well as private companies are
welcome).</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>This workshop is an initiative of DLR supported by the DIN (Deutsches
Institut für Normung). It is believed that optical LEO downlinks have a great
application potential but they require international coordination
(interoperability, ground station network).</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV>Agenda draft</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Location: Room 0103</DIV>
<DIV><B>i) Introduction</B></DIV>
<DIV style="PADDING-LEFT: 35.4pt">9:00 Background and goals of
workshop </DIV>
<DIV style="PADDING-LEFT: 35.4pt">9:20 User requirements: Data
rate, Availability, …</DIV>
<DIV style="PADDING-LEFT: 35.4pt">10:00 Communication channel of
optical LEO downlinks</DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-INDENT: 35.4pt">10:20 Comparison of direct LEO
downlinks and GEO-relay scenario</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <FONT size=2
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">10:30
Break</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><B>ii) </B><B>S</B><B>tandardization of optical space
communications</B></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <FONT size=2
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">…</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-INDENT: 35.4pt">12:30 Lunch</DIV>
<DIV><B>iii) Suitable technologies</B></DIV>
<DIV style="PADDING-LEFT: 35.4pt">Homodyne-BPSK Laser terminal <I>(R. Lange,
Tesat)</I></DIV>
<DIV style="PADDING-LEFT: 35.4pt"><I>(M. Gerken, Zeiss Optronics) </I><I>to be
confirmed</I></DIV>
<DIV style="PADDING-LEFT: 35.4pt">OSIRIS: Laser-source for microsatellite <I>(N.
Perlot, DLR)</I></DIV>
<DIV style="PADDING-LEFT: 35.4pt">…</DIV>
<DIV><B>iv) Discussion / Summary </B></DIV>
<DIV style="PADDING-LEFT: 35.4pt">Discussion, AOB, Summary</DIV>
<DIV style="PADDING-LEFT: 35.4pt">17:00 End of Meeting</DIV>
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<DIV>Best regards,</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Nicolas Perlot</DIV>
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<DIV>-- </DIV>
<DIV>Nicolas Perlot, Ph.D.</DIV>
<DIV>Digital Networks Section,</DIV>
<DIV>Optical Communications Group</DIV>
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<DIV>German Aerospace Center
(DLR)
phone: ++49/8153/281836</DIV>
<DIV>Institute of Communications and Navigation
fax: ++49/8153/282844</DIV>
<DIV>Oberpfaffenhofen, P.O. Box 11
16
email: nicolas.perlot@dlr.de</DIV>
<DIV>82234 Wessling,
Germany
<A href="http://www.dlr.de/KN/KN-DN/">http://www.dlr.de/KN/KN-DN/</A> </DIV>
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