Dr. Angel E. Velasco Profile

Dr. Angel E. Velasco

Optical Engineer at Jet Propulsion Lab

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Publications (5)

Proceedings Article | 12 March 2024 Presentation + Paper

Deep space optical communications (DSOC) technology demonstration pre-launch validation and performance tests with the laser test evaluation station (LTES)

Angel Velasco, Jason Allmaras, Joseph Kovalik, Vachik Garkanian, Brett Douglas, Erik Alerstam, Malcolm Wright, Sarah Haque, Vincent Van Rhein, Daniel Macdonald, David Zhu, Oscar Alvarez-Salazar, Dylan Conway, Gerardo Ortiz, Sabino Piazzolla, Yanhua Anderson, Kenneth Andrews, Meera Srinivasan, Abhijit Biswas

Proceedings Volume 12877, 1287707 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3008378

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Space operations, Scintillation, Receivers, Laser communications, Laser communication terminals, Calibration, Short wave infrared radiation, Engineering, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 12 March 2024 Presentation + Paper

Deep space optical communications technology demonstration

Abhijit Biswas, Meera Srinivasan, Kenneth Andrews, Erik Alerstam, Angel Velasco, Malcolm Wright, Joseph Kovalik, Brett Douglas, Jason Allmaras, Vincent Van Rhein, Emma Wollman, Ryan Rogalin, Sean Meenehan, David Zhu, Dylan Conway, Oscar Alvarez-Salazar, Christopher Pong, Herrick Chang, Marcus Wilkerson, Edwin Grigorian, Nathaniel Richard, Daniel Cho, Yuri Beregovski, William Buehlman, Luke Stewart, Mark Brewer, Christine Chen, Vachik Garkanian, Gerardo Ortiz, Daniel Macdonald, Sarah Haque, Matthew Shaw, Christopher Leffler, Greg Agnes, Joel Johnson, Arthur Na-Nakornpanom, Rogeliio Rosas, Jason Mumolo, Oliver Lay, Roger O'Brient, Marcum Martz, Gregory Miles, Kitt Matthews, Hernan Erlig, Dorothy Lewis, Anthony Mittskus, Serge Dubovitsky, William Klipstein

Proceedings Volume 12877, 1287706 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3001750

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Telescopes, Signal processing, Receivers, Transmitters, Laser safety, Interfaces, Sensors, Deep space optical communications, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

The Deep Space Optical Communications project ground laser transmitter

Meera Srinivasan, Angel Velasco, Malcolm Wright, Seán Meenehan, Michael Peng, Ryan Rogalin, Nate Richard, Abhijit Biswas, Alexa Aguilar, Yuri Beregovski, Mark Brewer, William Buehlman, Jason Allmaras, Gerardo Ortiz, Vachik Garkanian

Proceedings Volume 12413, 124130Q (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2649561

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Laser safety, High power lasers, Optical transmission, Transmitters, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

Ground station for terabyte infrared delivery (TBIRD)

Sabino Piazzolla, William Roberts, Joseph Kovalik, Michael Peng, Vachik Garkanian, Christine Chen, William Buehlman, Mark Brewer, Gerardo Ortiz, Kittrin Matthews, Angel Velasco, Abhijit Biswas

Proceedings Volume 12413, 1241311 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2655123

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Cameras, Satellites, Wavefront sensors, Clouds, Beam splitters, Optical turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

The Deep Space Optical Communications project ground laser receiver

Meera Srinivasan, Erik Alerstam, Emma Wollman, Ryan Rogalin, Seán Meenehan, Matthew Shaw, Angel Velasco, Abhijit Biswas, Nate Richard, Daniel Cho, Vachik Garkanian, Jason Allmaras, Gregory Miles, Edwin Grigorian

Proceedings Volume 12413, 124130R (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2649577

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Receivers, Data acquisition, Signal detection, Signal processing, Space operations, Photon counting

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