Title :
Continuous-wave sodium guidestar laser systems
Author :
Denman, Craig A. ; Hillman, P.D. ; Moore, Gerald T. ; Drummond, Jack D. ; Telle, John M.
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM
Abstract :
We discuss laser design and guidestar tests of our continuous-wave, single-frequency, 589-nm laser system based on 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
Keywords :
adaptive optics; artificial guide stars; laser beam applications; laser stability; lithium compounds; optical design techniques; optical frequency conversion; optical pumping; ring lasers; sodium; 1064 nm; 1319 nm; 589 nm; LBO crystal; LiB3O5; Na; continuous-wave Nd:YAG injection-locked ring laser pumping; continuous-wave single-frequency laser system; doubly resonant sum-frequency ring; laser design; sodium guidestar laser systems;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
