Development Of A CO[sub]2[/sub] Pulsed Laser For Spaceborne Coherent Doppler LIDAR

E. GalIetti; E. Stucchi; A. Ferrario; R. Barbini; P. Belli; G. Bitelli; F. D 'Amato; M. Giorgi

doi:10.1117/12.963759

12 December 1989 Development Of A CO₂ Pulsed Laser For Spaceborne Coherent Doppler LIDAR

E. GalIetti, E. Stucchi, A. Ferrario, R. Barbini, P. Belli, G. Bitelli, F. D 'Amato, M. Giorgi

Proceedings Volume 1181, 5th Conf on Coherent Laser Radar: Technology and Applications; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963759
Event: Fifth Conference on Coherent Laser Radar, 1989, Munich, Germany

Abstract

An experimental evaluation of different resonator designs has been performed in order to verify the feasibility of a pulsed CO2 laser source for spaceborne Doppler LIDAR with a self-sustained TEA discharge channel. A laser with 10 J of energy/pulse, 1.2 is FWHM pulselength, less than 200 kHz frequency chirp has been demonstrated using a 5x5x100 cm3 active medium volume and a modified Self Filtering Unstable Resonator (SFUR) optical design.

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E. GalIetti, E. Stucchi, A. Ferrario, R. Barbini, P. Belli, G. Bitelli, F. D 'Amato, and M. Giorgi "Development Of A CO₂ Pulsed Laser For Spaceborne Coherent Doppler LIDAR", Proc. SPIE 1181, 5th Conf on Coherent Laser Radar: Technology and Applications, (12 December 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963759

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