Title :
Raman laser for sodium-layer laser-guide-star experiment
Author :
Zverev, P.G. ; Doroshenko, M.E. ; Basiev, T.T.
Author_Institution :
Laser Mater. & Technol. Res. Center, GPI, Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Development of the solid state laser system for sodium-layer laser-guide-star experiments requires the operation at precise wavelength 589.2 nm (vacuum) that corresponds to the optical scattering in sodium layer at 3/sup 2/P/sub 1/2//spl rarr/3/sup 2/S/sub 1/2/ transition. In this report the possibility to obtain this wavelength by the SRS of the second harmonic of Nd/sup 3+/:GdGG laser in new barium tungstate (BaWO/sub 4/) Raman crystal is demonstrated.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; artificial guide stars; laser transitions; measurement by laser beam; neodymium; solid lasers; stimulated Raman scattering; 3/sup 2/P/sub 1/2//spl rarr/3/sup 2/S/sub 1/2/ transition; 589.2 nm; BaWO/sub 4/; BaWO/sub 4/ Raman crystal; GdGG:Nd; GdGa5O12:Nd; Nd/sup 3+/:GdGG laser; Raman laser; SRS; barium tungstate Raman crystal; optical scattering; precise wavelength; second harmonic; sodium-layer laser-guide-star experiment; sodium-layer laser-guide-star experiments; solid state laser system; Identity-based encryption; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Neodymium; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.909794
