High-power solid-state sodium guidestar laser for the Gemini North Observatory

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6100, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Tracy, Allen J ^a   Hankla, Allen K ^a   Lopez, Camilo A ^a   Sadighi, David ^a   Groff, Ken ^a   D'Orgeville, Céline ^b   Sheehan, Michael ^b   Bamford, Douglas J ^c   Sharpe, Scott J ^c   Cook, David J ^c  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN COHERENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b GEMINI OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Astronomy; Guidestar; Laser; Non linear; SFG; Solid state

Indexed keywords

LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PULSES; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; RESONANCE; SOLID STATE LASERS; TELESCOPES;

GUIDESTAR; MILITARY ADAPTIVE OPTICS; NON-LINEAR; SFG;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 33646200705     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.659910     Document Type: Conference Paper

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