• DocumentCode
    2024081
  • Title

    Single-frequency cw sum-frequency generation at 589 nm for sodium guidestar excitation

  • Author

    Denman, Craig A. ; Hillman, Paul D. ; Moore, Gerald T. ; Telle, John M. ; Drummond, Jack D. ; Preston, Joseph E. ; Fugate, Robert Q.

  • Author_Institution
    Air Force Res. Lab., Starfire Opt. Range, Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    7-11 Nov. 2004
  • Firstpage
    901
  • Abstract
    We report on the laser design, development, and operational tests of a 50-watt, continuous-wave, single-frequency, 589-nm laser based on a doubly resonant sum-frequency ring containing LBO pumped by 1064 nm and 1319 nm continuous-wave Nd:YAG injection-locked lasers.
  • Keywords
    adaptive optics; artificial guide stars; laser frequency stability; lithium compounds; optical design techniques; optical frequency conversion; optical pumping; 1064 nm; 1319 nm; 50 W; 589 nm; LBO crystal; LiBO3; Nd:YAG injection-locked laser pumping; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; laser design; single-frequency cw sum-frequency generation; sodium guidestar excitation; Adaptive optics; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Telescopes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8557-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363534
  • Filename
    1363534
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2024081