Title :
Development and Vacuum Life Test of a Diode-Pumped Cr:Nd:YAG Laser (Heritage Laser) for Space Applications
Author :
Seas, Antonios ; Li, Steve ; Stephen, Mark ; Novo-Gradac, Anne-Marie D. ; Kashem, Nasir ; Vasilyev, Aleksey ; Troupaki, Elisavet ; Chen, Songsheng ; Rosanova, Alberto
Author_Institution :
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt
Abstract :
The development and vacuum life-testing of a diode pumped Cr:Nd:YAG laser for space applications is presented. Furthermore results from long life-testing of 808-nm laser diode arrays in air and vacuum are discussed.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; chromium; life testing; neodymium; optical pumping; optical testing; semiconductor laser arrays; solid lasers; vacuum techniques; YAG:Cr,Nd; diode-pumped solid laser; heritage laser; laser diode arrays; space applications; vacuum life test; wavelength 808 nm; Degradation; Diode lasers; Laser applications; Laser modes; Laser theory; Life testing; Linear discriminant analysis; Optical retarders; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452342
