Miniature eye-safe laser system for high-resolution three-dimensional lidar

被引:10
作者
Zayhowski, J. J. [1 ]
Wilson, A. L., Jr. [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT, Lincoln Lab, Lexington, MA 02420 USA
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D O I
10.1364/AO.46.005951
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A microchip-laser-pumped optical parametric amplifier produces 35-mu J, 1.537-mu m pulses of 190-ps duration at 8 kHz, in a near-diffraction-limited output beam with a Fourier-transform-limited spectrum. The flight-ready laser head is pumped by 20 W of optical power from two fiber-coupled laser-diode arrays, occupies a volume of 0.14 liters, and has amass of 0.34 kg. (c) 2007 Optical Society of America.
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页码:5951 / 5956
页数:6
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