Abstract

This paper analyzes the possibility of transporting energy and information to the actuators of a space-based transformable antenna along a fiber-optic channel. The main technical and functional requirements of such a system are considered, along with ways to put it into practice. A prototype of a fiber-optic system based on commercially available components for energy-and-information exchange between actuators has been assembled and tested.

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