Multi-Watt 589-nm Na D2-Iine generation via frequency doubling of a Raman fibre amplifier: A source for LGS-assisted AO

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6272 III, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Taylor, L ^a   Feng, Y ^a   Bonaccini Calia, D ^a   Hackenberg, W ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Guidestar; LGS; Periodically Poled Material; PPKTP; PPSLT; Second harmonic generation; SHG; Sodium Laser

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; FIBER LASERS; HIGH POWER LASERS; INFRARED RADIATION; RAMAN SCATTERING; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

LASER GUIDE STAR (LGS); PERIODICALLY POLED MATERIAL; RAMAN FIBRE AMPLIFIERS; SODIUM LASERS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 33749382091     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.673087     Document Type: Conference Paper

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