MARS OBSERVER LASER ALTIMETER - LASER TRANSMITTER

被引:85
作者
AFZAL, RS
机构
[1] NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, 20771
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 15期
关键词
DIODE PUMPED; SOLID-STATE LASER; SPACE QUALIFIED;
D O I
10.1364/AO.33.003184
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The Mars Observer Laser Altimeter utilizes a space-qualified diode-laser-pumped Q-switched Nd:YAG laser transmitter. A simple numerical model of the laser energetics is presented, which predicts the pulse energy and pulse width. Comparisons with the measured data available are made. The temperature dependence of the laser transmitter is also predicted. This dependence prediction is particularly important in determining the operational temperature range of the transmitter. Knowing the operational temperature range is especially important for a passive, thermally controlled laser operating in space.
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页码:3184 / 3188
页数:5
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