Title :
Phase locking an array of fiber amplifiers onto a remote object
Author :
Pulford, Benjamin ; Shay, Thomas ; Baker, Jeff ; Flores, Angel ; Robin, Craig ; Vergien, Lt Chris ; Zeringue, Clint ; Gallant, David ; Sanchez, Anthony D. ; Lu, Chunte ; Lucero, Art
Author_Institution :
Directed Energy Directorate, Air Force Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
Abstract :
Experiments demonstrating a novel technique that coherently combines an array of beams and automatically corrects for turbulence in the beam path are presented. This technique is insensitive to near field backscattering from aerosols and particulates.
Keywords :
backscatter; optical fibre amplifiers; optical phase locked loops; aerosols; beam path; fiber amplifiers; near field backscattering; particulates; phase locking; remote object; turbulence; Optical arrays; Optical beams; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Phase modulation; Phased arrays; Photodetectors; Radio frequency; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
