Title :
20 Watt CW 589-nm sodium beacon excitation source for adaptive optical telescope applications
Author :
Denman, Craig A. ; Drummond, Jack D. ; Hillman, Paul D. ; Moore, Gerald T. ; Telle, John M. ; Tuffli, Andrea L.
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
Abstract :
A doubly resonant sum-frequency ring containing an LBO crystal, pumped by 1064 nm and 1319 nm continuous-wave Nd:YAG injection-locked ring lasers, produced a 20 W diffraction-limited, single-frequency, 589-nm beam. A 12 W circularly polarized beam produced a 7.2-magnitude guidestar.
Keywords :
adaptive optics; artificial guide stars; astronomical telescopes; boron compounds; light polarisation; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical pumping; ring lasers; sodium; solid lasers; 1064 nm; 12 W; 1319 nm; 20 W; 589 nm; LBO crystal; LiB3O5; Na; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; adaptive optical telescope applications; circularly polarized beam; continuous-wave Nd:YAG injection-locked ring lasers; diffraction-limited beam; doubly resonant sum-frequency ring; guidestar; optical pumping; single-frequency beam; sodium beacon excitation source; Adaptive optics; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical diffraction; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Resonance; Ring lasers; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313816
