LIFE at ICSO 2026

39 presentations reference this mission.

in-orbit / operational

Application-Driven Selection of Polarization-Maintaining Fibers for Fiber Optic Gyroscopes: From Terrestrial to Space-Grade Radiation Performance and Beyond

Dr. HUGO BOIRON· Exail

Monday2:00 PM - 3:20 PMTrack 3

instrument performancecalibrationfiber optics

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Posterexperimental / prototype

Towards polarimetric Satellite Laser Ranging - Enabling post-launch Identification and Attitude Determination via polarization sensitive Corner Cube Reflectors

Ms. Felicitas Niebler· German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Monday3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

laser rangingpolarimetryuv vis ir astronomy

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Posterexperimental / prototype

Experimental Telescope Array Imitator: A Multiwavelength Four Beams Generator for space-based Nulling Interferometry

Eng. Ida Sigusch· TU Delft

Monday3:20 PM - 4:20 PMGeneral / Plenary

uv vis ir astronomyswir irspace telescopes

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Posterqualification / environmental test

Manufacturing and testing of a high power 1064nm fibre coupled optical switch for space applications

Ms. Lauriane Karlen· CSEM

Monday3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

environmental testingassembly alignmentinstrument performance

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Posterin-orbit / operational

Aeolus: A successful wind profiler and lidar laboratory in space

Mr. Christian Lemmerz· DLR - German Aerospace Centre

Monday3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

instrument performancedoppler wind lidarchannel monitoring

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Posterin-orbit / operational

The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory’s heritage of CCD cameras on NASA and NOAA solar observatories, the underpinning CCD and ASIC readout electronics technology development, our roadmap and uptake of CMOS imaging technology

Dr. Nick Waltham· STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Monday3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

imaging payloadsdetector electronicsqualification

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Posterexperimental / prototype

Assessing nulling performance based on ray-traced optical design

Eng. Colin Dandumont· Centre Spatial De Liège

Monday3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

exoplanetsuv vis ir astronomyswir ir

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in-orbit / operational

Flight Heritage And Qualification Of High Power Optical Amplifiers (Hpoa) For Geo Feeder Links

Mr. Raphaël Cousty· CILAS

Monday3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

optical amplifiersinstrument performanceintersatellite links

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Posterin-orbit / operational

Nulling interferometry beam combiners with optimal integrated phase sensing

Dr. Romain Laugier· Ku Leuven

Monday4:20 PM - 5:40 PMTrack 2

uv vis ir astronomyswir irinstrument performance

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experimental / prototype

The Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE): a space mission for mid-infrared nulling interferometry

Dr. Germain Garreau· Eth Zürich

Monday4:20 PM - 5:40 PMTrack 2

cryogenic opticsuv vis ir astronomyswir ir

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experimental / prototype

Exoplanet Explorer – A Single Spacecraft Nulling Interferometer

Prof. Jerome Loicq· TU Delft

Monday4:20 PM - 5:40 PMTrack 2

uv vis ir astronomychannel monitoringswir ir

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qualification / environmental test

LUCE: a pioneering elastic-Raman-fluorescence LIDAR

Mr. Pasquale Ferrara· Leonardo S.p.A.

Monday11:20 AM - 12:40 PMTrack 2

atmospheric lidaruv vis ir astronomyqualification

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experimental / prototype

UltraAir Airborne-to-GEO Optical Communication Demonstrator: Fading Channel Characterization

Dr. Ricardo Barrios· Airbus Defence and Space

Tuesday4:20 PM - 5:40 PMTrack 4

channel monitoringintersatellite linksatmospheric turbulence

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in-orbit / operational

Beam Control Technologies for a Single Spacecraft Nulling Interferometer

Dr. Rudolf Saathof· TU Delft

Tuesday4:20 PM - 5:40 PMTrack 1

calibrationinstrument performancewavefront control

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in-orbit / operational

Laser Ranging Interferometer on GRACE-C

Dr. Marina Kaufer· SpaceTech GmbH

Tuesday4:20 PM - 5:40 PMTrack 3

assembly alignmentinstrument performancelaser ranging

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Posterin-orbit / operational

Space-Qualification of a Fiber-Coupled Single Mode High Power DFB-1060nm Laser Diode Module with Fully Integrated Double-Stage Micro-Isolator for ESA’s FORUM Mission.

Mr. Sascha Tornow· EAGLEYARD Photonics GmbH

Tuesday4:20 PM - 5:40 PMTrack 3

spectrometersswir iruv vis ir astronomy

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qualification / environmental test

Assessment of Reliability in Gallium Arsenide Modulators and their Realization in SatCom Systems

Mr. Stephen Clements· Axenic

Wednesday2:00 PM - 3:20 PMTrack 3

radiation effectsenvironmental testingintersatellite links

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qualification / environmental test

System-Level Radiation Characterisation of Receiver Optical Sub-Assemblies for Space Optical Communication Terminals

Mr. Jasper Dijks· NLR

Wednesday2:00 PM - 3:20 PMTrack 2

radiation effectssingle photon detectorsmechanisms

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Postersimulation / modelling

Development of Large-Format Long-Wave Infrared Focal Plane Arrays for Space Astronomy

Dr. Ting Xue· Beijing Institution Of Space Mechanics & Electricity

Wednesday3:20 PM - 4:20 PMGeneral / Plenary

swir irinfrared detectorsimaging payloads

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Posterin-orbit / operational

DEformable Lens for Optical Systems in space (DELOS)

Dr. Riccardo Mincigrucci· Dynamic Optics

Wednesday3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

environmental testingassembly alignmentinstrument performance

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Posterin-orbit / operational

On-Ground Calibration and Performance Characterization of ELOIS, a compact Hyperspectral Imager for Small Satellite Earth Observation

Dr. Vincent Lavielle· AMOS

Wednesday3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

instrument performancehyperspectral imagingspectrometers

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Posterin-orbit / operational

Pushing the boundaries of thermal radiometry: towards high performance on real-life scenes - the case of LSTM

Mr. François Bernard· ESA - ESTEC

Wednesday3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

instrument performanceradiometerscalibration

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Posterdevelopment / research

CCD Detector Handling for the PLATO Focal Plane Assembly at INTA.

Ms. Miriam Pajas Sanz· INTA

Wednesday3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

assembly alignmentimaging payloadscalibration

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in-orbit / operational

Fused silica transmission gratings for space and astronomy applications

Dr. William Renard· Horiba France

Wednesday4:20 PM - 5:40 PMTrack 3

optical materialsinstrument performanceastronomical instrumentation

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in-orbit / operational

CIICLOPE: Towards active, controllable, ground-based calibration.

Dr. Sara Motaghian· European Space Agency (ESA)

Wednesday4:20 PM - 5:40 PMTrack 2

optical ground stationsatmospheric turbulencecalibration

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in-orbit / operational

Toward space suitable 1555nm gigahertz femtosecond mode-locked solid-state frequency comb

Ms. Lauriane Karlen· CSEM

Wednesday10:00 AM - 10:50 AMTrack 2

assembly alignmentenvironmental testingnavigation

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in-orbit / operational

Optical Characterization of the Ariel Telescope Secondary Mirror Mechanism: Test Procedures and Preliminary Results

Dr. Paolo Chioetto· CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

Wednesday11:20 AM - 12:40 PMTrack 3

assembly alignmentcryogenic opticsmechanisms

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Posterqualification / environmental test

The Astromux project on WDM technologies tested for space

Eng. Davide Zanardi· Rina Consulting Spa

Thursday3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

environmental testingintersatellite linkscalibration

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Posterexperimental / prototype

ATISE Wind: Auroral Thermosphere Ionosphere Spectrometer Experiment for Wind measurement - From numerical modeling to Fizeau interferometry

Mr. Samuel Reboud· IPAG

Thursday3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

spectrometerscalibrationdetector electronics

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Posterqualification / environmental test

Development of the Enfys Pencil Beam Spectrometer Optics: From Lab to Launchpad

Dr. Christian J Killow· Teledyne Qioptiq

Thursday3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

swir irchannel monitoringspectrometers

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Posterexperimental / prototype

Optical Frequency Combs for Spectrometer Calibration and Terahertz Local Oscillator Generation.

Ms. Alison Kearney· Pilot Photonics

Thursday3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

spectrometerscalibrationinstrument performance

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qualification / environmental test

Robust and radiation-tolerant optical frequency comb for space borne precision photonic local oscillator system

Prof. Mitsuru Musha· University of Electro-communications

Thursday11:20 AM - 12:40 PMTrack 2

radiation effectsfrequency combsoptical clocks

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flight demonstration

Laser Modules and DBR Lasers for Sr Optical Clocks in Space

Dr. Nora Goossen-Schmidt· Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik

Thursday11:20 AM - 12:40 PMTrack 2

optical clocksfrequency referencesassembly alignment

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concept / design

Submillimetre Radiometry on a Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Integration Platform

Dr. Enderson Falcon-gomez· Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Thursday11:20 AM - 12:40 PMTrack 1

cryogenic opticsintegrated photonicsintegrated photonics comms

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in-orbit / operational

Enabling Next-generation Optical Satellite Communications With High-performance Amplifiers

Dr. Frédéric Maes· MPB Communications Inc.

Friday2:00 PM - 3:20 PMTrack 3

optical amplifiersradiation effectsintersatellite links

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qualification / environmental test

Coatings for High-Power Laser Applications in Space

Dr. Stefan Schwinde· Fraunhofer IOF

Friday3:50 PM - 5:30 PMTrack 2

adaptive opticsinstrument performanceradiation effects

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in-orbit / operational

Developments in Satellite-based Quantum Communication

Dr. Johannes Pseiner· Quantum Technology Laboratories Gmbh

Friday3:50 PM - 5:30 PMTrack 4

satellite qkdqkdqualification

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in-orbit / operational

The Infrared Sounder (IRS) delivers its first hyperspectral infrared observations from geostationary orbit

Dr. Pierre Dussarrat· Eumetsat

Friday11:20 AM - 12:40 PMTrack 1

instrument performancechannel monitoringhyperspectral imaging

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qualification / environmental test

Tunable sub-MHz diode-pumped alexandrite laser for multi-species resonance lidar: UV prototypes, spectral shaping, and spaceborne applicability

Dr. Michael Strotkamp· Fraunhofer ILT

Friday11:20 AM - 12:40 PMTrack 2

atmospheric lidarqualificationswir ir

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