Development Of A Narrow Linewidth Ti:Al2O3 Laser Oscillator For Remote Sensing Applications

Richard Schlecht; Richard Boggy; Anna Marie Schlecht; Yuan Xuan Fan

doi:10.1117/12.951865

25 July 1989 Development Of A Narrow Linewidth Ti:Al₂O₃ Laser Oscillator For Remote Sensing Applications

Richard Schlecht, Richard Boggy, Anna Marie Schlecht, Yuan Xuan Fan

Proceedings Volume 1062, Laser Applications in Meteorology and Earth and Atmospheric Remote Sensing; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951865
Event: OE/LASE '89, 1989, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

NASA has been deeply involved in the development of new LIDAR instruments to be used as atmospheric probes. One important application is for DIAL measurements of water vapor and oxygen content at different altitudes. LaserGenics Corp. has been involved in the development of a tunable Ti:Al₂0₃ laser oscillator for NASA Langley Research Center. The primary goals of our program are an oscillator with a linewidth of less than one picometer at each of three wavelengths, 724 nm , 760 nm , and 940 nm , with greater than 25 mJ of output energy per pulse at a repetition rate of 10 Hz. We will describe our oscillator design and how such problem areas as wavelength tuning, optical damage, astigmatism and conversion efficiency were overcome. Finally we will report the results achieved with the laser.

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Richard Schlecht, Richard Boggy, Anna Marie Schlecht, and Yuan Xuan Fan "Development Of A Narrow Linewidth Ti:Al₂O₃ Laser Oscillator For Remote Sensing Applications", Proc. SPIE 1062, Laser Applications in Meteorology and Earth and Atmospheric Remote Sensing, (25 July 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951865

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