Title :
High power yellow light generation for laser guide star
Author :
Wada, Sho ; Saito, Nobuo ; Kato, Masaaki ; Akagawa, K. ; Takazawa, A. ; Hayano, Y. ; Takami, H.
Author_Institution :
RIKEN, Japan
Abstract :
4 W coherent yellow light generation at 589 nm was achieved by sum frequency generation of two mode-locked lasers generating at 1064 nm and 1319 nm for laser guide star of the astronomical telescope.
Keywords :
adaptive optics; artificial guide stars; astronomical techniques; astronomical telescopes; laser mode locking; optical frequency conversion; 1064 nm; 1319 nm; 4 W; 589 nm; adaptive optics; astronomical telescope; coherent light generation; high power light generation; laser guide star; mode-locked lasers; sum frequency generation; yellow light generation; Frequency synchronization; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid state circuits; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548159
