Laser reflector arrangement on H2A-LRE satellite for monitoring spin rate and optical degradation

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 27, 2002, Pages 5672-5677

  Otsubo, Toshimichi ^a   Kunimori, Hiroo ^a   Yoshihara, Keisuke ^b   Hashimoto, Hidekazu ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; LASER APPLICATIONS; RANGE FINDING; SATELLITES; SILICA; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

LASER RANGING; OPTICAL DEGRADATION;

MIRRORS;

EID: 0037144825     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.005672     Document Type: Article

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