20 W CW 589 nm sodium beacon excitation source for adaptive optical telescope applications

被引：18

作者：

Denman, CA ^{[1
]}

Hillman, PD ^{[1
]}

Moore, GT ^{[1
]}

Telle, JM ^{[1
]}

Drummond, JD ^{[1
]}

Tuffli, AL ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] USAF, Res Lab, Directed Energy Directorate, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117 USA

来源：

OPTICAL MATERIALS | 2004年 / 26卷 / 04期

关键词：

sum-frequency generation; single-frequency lasers;

D O I：

10.1016/j.optmat.2003.09.016

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

Operation of a doubly resonant sum-frequency generation (SFG) ring containing a lithium triborate (LBO) crystal has been demonstrated. It is pumped by 1.064 and 1.319 mum Nd:YAG injection-locked ring lasers and produces a 20 W, diffraction-limited, single-frequency, continuous wave, 589 nm beam. Nearly 60% conversion of pump laser power is obtained. Such a device produced a guidestar in the mesospheric sodium layer that can provide improved sky coverage for adaptive optical telescope applications. "First light" on the sky for the laser source was 21 November 2002 at the Starfire Optical Range, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. Published by Elsevier B.V.

引用

页码：507 / 513

页数：7

共 19 条

[1]

BIENFANG JC, 2003, ADV SOLID STATE LASE, V83, P111

[2] LGS AO photon return simulations and laser requirements for the Gemini LGS AO program [J].

d'Orgeville, C ;

Rigaut, F ;

Ellerbroek, BL .

ADAPTIVE OPTICAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, PTS 1 AND 2, 2000, 4007 :131-141

[3] The ALFA laser guide star: Operation and results [J].

Davies, R ;

Eckart, A ;

Hackenberg, W ;

Ott, T ;

Butler, D ;

Kasper, M ;

Quirrenbach, A .

EXPERIMENTAL ASTRONOMY, 2000, 10 (01) :103-121

[4]

DRUMMOND J, 2003, AMOS TECHN C

[5] Optics adapt to the whole sky [J].

Ellerbroek, B ;

Rigaut, F .

NATURE, 2000, 403 (6765) :25-26

[6]

FUGATE RQ, 1996, OPT SOC AM TECH DIG, V13, P90

[7]

HACKENBERG WKP, 2001, P SOC PHOTO-OPT INS, V4839, P421

[8]

Jeys T. H., 1991, Lincoln Laboratory Journal, V4, P133

[9] MONOLITHIC, UNIDIRECTIONAL SINGLE-MODE ND-YAG RING LASER [J].

KANE, TJ ;

BYER, RL .

OPTICS LETTERS, 1985, 10 (02) :65-67

[10]

KMETEC JD, 1999, Patent No. 5867324

← 1 2 →