• DocumentCode
    500347
  • Title

    Space qualification of solid state lasers

  • Author

    Novo-Gradac, Anne-Marie D. ; Cavanaugh, John F.

  • Author_Institution
    Headquarters, Nat. Aeronaut. & Space Adm., Washington, DC, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    General design principles for developing space based diode pumped solid state laser systems will be presented. Major issues affecting the design, development, system engineering, ground testing, operational simplicity and long term reliability will be discussed.
  • Keywords
    astronomical instruments; laser beam applications; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical pumping; reliability; solid lasers; design principles; diode pumping; reliability; solid state lasers; Contamination; Instruments; Optical control; Optical design; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Pump lasers; Qualifications; Solid lasers; Testing; (120.6085) Space Instrumentation; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225736