Abstract
Spatial Doppler frequency shift occurs during ground integration testing of an inter-satellite laser communication link and is difficult to simulate it consistently; therefore, to address this problem, a Doppler frequency shift simulation method for an optical communication carrier in space based on a dual-parallel Mach–Zehnder modulator (DP-MZM) is proposed. By adjusting the RF signal added to the MZM and the bias voltage of the DP-MZM, the output carrier suppresses single-sideband modulation to achieve a controllable optical carrier frequency shift. In this study, theoretical analysis and experimental research on this simulation method was performed, and a Doppler frequency shift simulator for ground testing of two laser communication terminals was developed, which can realize controllable optical carrier frequency shift adjustment in the range of at least ±18 GHz and a sideband rejection ratio that is greater than 40 dB. The research results have been applied to an inter-satellite laser link ground test, obtaining good simulation and test results.
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