title: Quick acquisition and recognition method for the beacon in deep space optical communications.
abstract: In deep space optical communications, it is very difficult to acquire the beacon given the long communication distance. Acquisition efficiency is essential for establishing and holding the optical communication link. Here we proposed a quick acquisition and recognition method for the beacon in deep optical communications based on the characteristics of the deep optical link. To identify the beacon from the background light efficiently, we utilized the maximum similarity between the collecting image and the reference image for accurate recognition and acquisition of the beacon in the area of uncertainty. First, the collecting image and the reference image were processed by Fourier-Mellin. Second, image sampling and image matching were applied for the accurate positioning of the beacon. Finally, the field programmable gate array (FPGA)-based system was used to verify and realize this method. The experimental results showed that the acquisition time for the beacon was as fast as 8.1s. Future application of this method in the system design of deep optical communication will be beneficial.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yuefei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Liying
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Siyuan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Changjiang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li