Title :
Qualification of lasers for NASA space-based remote sensing missions: Applying lessons learned from CALIPSO to ICESat-2
Author_Institution :
Fibertek, Inc., Herndon, VA, USA
Abstract :
The successful operation of the lasers in the CALIPSO mission since May 2006 has validated their design. We are applying the key lessons learned from CALIPSO to the transmitters that we are building for ICESat-2.
Keywords :
atmospheric measuring apparatus; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; AD 2006 05; CALIPSO mission; ICESat-2 mission; NASA space-based remote sensing missions; laser operation; lidar design; space-based aerosol monitoring lidar; Fiber lasers; Integrated optics; Laser applications; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor lasers; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
