Title :
Flight qualification of the high output maximum efficiency resonator (HOMER) laser for space-based remote sensing applications
Author :
Coyle, Barry ; Stysley, Paul R. ; Rossoni, Peter ; Frederickson, Robert ; Salerno, Cheryl ; Kay, Richard B. ; Poulios, Demetrios ; Blair, Bryan ; Cory, Ken
Author_Institution :
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
A diode-pumped Nd:YAG oscillator has been developed with advanced packaging hardware, employing an unstable resonator cavity with a gaussian reflective output coupler, produces aperture-free TEM00 beams, and has completed space flight qualification testing.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; neodymium; optical pumping; oscillators; remote sensing; solid lasers; Gaussian reflective output coupler; HOMER laser; TEM00 beams; YAG:Nd; advanced packaging hardware; diode-pumped oscillator; high output maximum efficiency resonator laser; resonator cavity; space flight qualification testing; space-based remote sensing; Assembly; Optical design; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Pulse amplifiers; Qualifications; Remote sensing; Testing; 140.3480; 140.3540; 140.3580; 280.3640;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
