2.0 micron solid state source technology

Author

McCarthy, J.C. ; Budni, P.B. ; Pomeranz, L. ; Knights, M.G. ; Chicklis, E.P.

Author_Institution

Lockheed Sanders Inc., Nashua, NH, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1994

fDate

8-12 Aug. 1994

Firstpage

932

Abstract

Pulsed and CW, diode pumped, two micron lasers are required for eyesafe remote sensing and LIDAR applications. Diode pumped Tm:Ho:YLF lasers provide efficient transmitters compatible with direct or coherent detection sensors at 2.0 microns and a tunable 3-5 micron source when configured with a ZnGeP₂ optical parametric oscillator.

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; geophysical techniques; holmium; optical pumping; optical radar; remote sensing; remote sensing by laser beam; solid lasers; thulium; 2 mum; IR infrared; LIDAR application; LiYF4:Tm,Ho; Tm:Ho:YLF laser; YLF:Tm,Ho; ZnGeP₂; atmosphere meteorlogy; diode pumped laser; geophysical measurement technique; instrument apparatus; land surface terrain mapping; laser lidar; remote sensing; solid state source technology; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser radar; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Pump lasers; Remote sensing; Solid state circuits; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1497-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399304

Filename

399304