Title :
Photon return from a mesospheric sodium guidestar versus excitation laser characteristics
Author :
Milonni, P.W. ; Telle, J.M. ; Hillman, P.D.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We report on work to optimize excitation laser characteristics for a mesospheric sodium guidestar using analysis and computer simulation that have been tested by five prior experiments. This laser problem continues to be an important one because no concept has yet been found that creates a robust guidestar for satellite imaging (SI) at the LISAF Starfire Optical Range in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Keywords :
atmospheric light propagation; measurement by laser beam; mesosphere; military systems; optical radar; optical tracking; remote sensing by laser beam; Albuquerque; LISAF Starfire Optical Range; Na; New Mexico; computer simulation; excitation laser characteristics; mesospheric sodium guidestar; photon return; robust guidestar; satellite imaging; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Bonding; Chemical lasers; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676486
