DocumentCode
279656
Title
Coherent addition of semiconductor laser beams
Author
De Pascale, O. ; Graham, B.A. ; Ironside, C.N. ; Arnold, J.M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK
fYear
1990
fDate
32885
Firstpage
37347
Abstract
In order to utilise semiconductor laser beams as carriers in inter-satellite communication links single spatial and temporal mode powers in excess of that available from a single laser would be desirable. A beamforming technique is described by which individual lasers (or a laser array) may be coherently combined using a binary phase diffraction grating
Keywords
diffraction gratings; laser beam applications; laser beams; satellite relay systems; beamforming technique; binary phase diffraction grating; coherent addition; intersatellite links; laser array; semiconductor laser beams;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Optical Intersatellite Links and On-Board Techniques, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location
London
Type
conf
Filename
189650
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