Title :
330-W, 1030-nm coherent LADAR transmitter with a 4-kHz linewidth
Author :
Clatterbuck, T.O. ; Cashen, M.T. ; Filgas, D.M. ; Klotz, M.J. ; Shkunov, V.V. ; Bulot, J.P. ; Rockwell, D.A.
Author_Institution :
Raytheon Space & Airborne Syst., El Segundo, CA
Abstract :
We describe a hybrid narrowband fiber-slab laser system that produced 330 W CW output power at 1030 nm with a frequency bandwidth of 4 kHz and an average beam quality of 1.9 times diffraction-limited.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beams; measurement by laser beam; optical radar; bandwidth 4 kHz; coherent LADAR transmitter; hybrid narrowband fiber-slab laser system; power 330 W; wavelength 1030 nm; Bandwidth; Diffraction; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser radar; Narrowband; Power generation; Power lasers; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688880
