About Space Opto electronics

TEC-MME deals with the following technologies:

Photonics:

• Fiber based communication systems
• Fibre based sensor systems
• Opto-pyrotechnics ignition
• Time and frequency transfer and dissemination
• Laser pumped clocks and optical clocks

Optical communication systems:

• EDRS, Optel-µ, 2nd generation GNSS
• Operation of Optical Ground Station (OGS)

Lidar systems:

• Support of Aeolus and EarthCare
• Developments of rendezvous and landing sensors
• Atmospheric lidar (and SLR) from OGS and mobile facility

Detectors:

• Support to all science and Earth observation missions

Lasers:

• Support to Next Generation Gravity Mission (NGGM) and LISA

Test facilities:

• Optical Ground Station
• Mobile LIDAR
• Laser Induced Damage
• Laser Induced Contamination
• Laser Component Endurance
• Laser Diode Endurance
• CCD Detector Characterisation