Free Space Optical (FSO) satellite communications is proving to be a key enabling technology for global connectivity with the ability to provide connection across Europe with only 12 ground stations. For this, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) is working on implementing a robust communication system for FSO on a Xilinx RFSoC Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)( ZU28DR). However, FSO is susceptible to deep fades and atmospheric turbulence affecting the quality of the communication system. Thus, measuring the performance of the communication system is crucial for choosing system parameters and designing new blocks to enhance the performance. In this thesis, a high speed test-bed implementation exploiting Parallel Pseudo Random Binary Sequence (PRBS) to measure the performance of the system is implemented. The test-bed is designed to mitigate channel fading problems to correctly calculate the Bit Error Rate (BER). The test-bed is designed to allow for online adjustment of the communication system to facilitate parameter optimizations. / FSO-satellitkommunikation visar sig vara en viktig teknologi för global anslutning med förmågan att tillhandahålla anslutning över Europa med endast 12 markstationer. För detta arbetar DLR med att implementera ett robust kommunikationssystem för FSO på en Xilinx RFSoC FPGA (ZU28DR). Men FSO är känsligt för djupa fades och atmosfärisk turbulens som påverkar kvaliteten på kommunikationssystemet. Därför är mätningen av systemets prestanda avgörande för att välja systemparametrar och designa nya block för att förbättra prestanda. I denna avhandling implementeras en höghastighets testbädd som utnyttjar parallel PRBS för att mäta systemets prestanda. Testbädden är designad för att motverka kanalförlustproblem för att korrekt beräkna BER. Testbädden är designad för att tillåta justering av kommunikationssystemet online för att underlätta optimering av parametrar

<p>The task of the project was to evaluate a differential phase shift keying demodulation technique by replacing a Mach-Zehnder interferometer receiver with an optical filter (Fiber Bragg Grating). Computer simulations were made with single optical transmission, multi channel systems and transmission with combined angle/intensity modulated optical signals. The simulations showed good results at both 10 and 40 Gbit/s. Laboratory experiments were made at 10 Gbit/s to verify the simulation results. It was found that the demodulation technique worked, but not with satisfactory experimental results. The work was performed at Eindhoven University of Technology, Holland, within the framework of the STOLAS project at the department of Electro-optical communication.</p>

The task of the project was to evaluate a differential phase shift keying demodulation technique by replacing a Mach-Zehnder interferometer receiver with an optical filter (Fiber Bragg Grating). Computer simulations were made with single optical transmission, multi channel systems and transmission with combined angle/intensity modulated optical signals. The simulations showed good results at both 10 and 40 Gbit/s. Laboratory experiments were made at 10 Gbit/s to verify the simulation results. It was found that the demodulation technique worked, but not with satisfactory experimental results. The work was performed at Eindhoven University of Technology, Holland, within the framework of the STOLAS project at the department of Electro-optical communication.