• DocumentCode
    1678364
  • Title

    Qualification of lasers for NASA space-based remote sensing missions: Applying lessons learned from CALIPSO to ICESat-2

  • Author

    Hovis, Floyd

  • Author_Institution
    Fibertek, Inc., Herndon, VA, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The successful operation of the lasers in the CALIPSO mission since May 2006 has validated their design. We are applying the key lessons learned from CALIPSO to the transmitters that we are building for ICESat-2.
  • Keywords
    atmospheric measuring apparatus; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; AD 2006 05; CALIPSO mission; ICESat-2 mission; NASA space-based remote sensing missions; laser operation; lidar design; space-based aerosol monitoring lidar; Fiber lasers; Integrated optics; Laser applications; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor lasers; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326588
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1678364