• DocumentCode
    2269295
  • Title

    The high output maximum efficiency resonator (HOMER) developed for long life, space-based altimetry

  • Author

    Coyle, D. Barry ; Stysley, Paul R.

  • Author_Institution
    NASA-GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
  • fYear
    0
  • fDate
    0-0 0
  • Abstract
    We report on the status of the high output maximum efficiency resonator (HOMER), a prototype space-flight Nd:YAG, diode pumped, unstable resonator. HOMER, the 3rd generation of this design based on the high efficiency laser transmitter, is a stand-alone oscillator that has achieved ~2 billion 10 ns q-switched pulses at 17-15 mJ. In this configuration HOMER achieves an excellent optical efficiency of ~16%. It is currently the lead candidate for the biomass monitoring mission (BioMM); a global vegetation instrument currently under design and pre-proposal at NASA-GSFC
  • Keywords
    aerospace instrumentation; cavity resonators; BioMM; HOMER; biomass monitoring mission; diode pumped resonator; global vegetation instrument; high output maximum efficiency resonator; laser transmitter; optical efficiency; q-switched pulses; space-based altimetry; space-flight Nd:YAG resonator; Altimetry; Biomedical optical imaging; Diodes; Optical design; Optical pulse generation; Optical resonators; Optical transmitters; Oscillators; Prototypes; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Aerospace Conference, 2006 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Big Sky, MT
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9545-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AERO.2006.1655900
  • Filename
    1655900
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2269295