Create an optical link budget for a Pluto mission.

Computes a link budget for transmission from Pluto to an orbiting receiver. Therefore there are no atmosphere losses.

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References: Lambert, S. G. and W. L. Casey (1995.) Laser Communications
            in Space. Artech, Boston.
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See also OpticalLinkBudget
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%   Copyright (c) 2007 Princeton Satellite Systems, Inc.
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clear d;

disp('Pluto Mission');
d.wavelength               = 532e-9; % nd:YLF (Neodymium doped: Ytterbium Lithium Floride)
d.transmitApertureDiameter = 0.2; % M
d.thetaOffset              = 0; % No offset
d.transmitPower            = 100; % W
d.wavefrontError           = 0; % Loss is exp(-2*pi*error/wavelength)
d.range                    = 41*149.6e9; % 41 AU
d.receiverLoss             = 1; % 0 to 1, 1 means no loss
d.receiverPointingLoss     = 1; % 0 to 1, 1 means no loss
d.receiveApertureDiameter  = 1; % Telescope diameter (m)
OpticalLinkBudget( d );


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Pluto Mission
Transmit Power         =     100.0000 W   
Wavelength             =     532.0000 nm  
Theta Divergence       =   3.3868e-06 rad 
Beamwidth at Range     =   2.0773e+07 m   
Pointing Loss          =   1.0000e+00     
Transmit Antenna Gain  =   1.3949e+12     
Range Loss             =   4.7640e-41     
Wavefront Loss         =   1.0000e+00     
Receive Antenna Gain   =   3.4872e+13     
Receiver Pointing Loss =   1.0000e+00     
Receiver Loss          =   1.0000e+00     
Receive Power          =   2.3173e-13 W   
Losses are 0 to 1. 1 means no loss

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