Very high-efficiency, frequency-tripled Nd:YAG MOPA for spaceborne lidar

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6871, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Luttmann, J ^a   Nicklaus, K ^a   Morasch, V ^a   Fu, S ^a   Hofer M ^a   Traub, M ^a   Hoffmann, H D ^a   Treichel, R ^b   Wuhrer C ^b   Zeller, P ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR LASER TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amplifier; InnoSlab; Lidar; MOPA; Nd:YAG; Ultra violet

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; BEAM QUALITY; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL DESIGN; PUMPING (LASER); RADAR SYSTEMS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

LIDAR TRANSMITTER SYSTEMS; OPTICAL-OPTICAL EFFICIENCY;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 42949146511     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.763640     Document Type: Conference Paper

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