Title :
All-fiber pulsed laser transmitter for space-based 3D imaging lidar
Author :
Feng, Yutong ; Zhou, Jun ; Du, Songtao ; Chen, Weibiao
Author_Institution :
Shanghai Key Lab. of All Solid-State Laser & Appl. Tech., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
An all-fiber pulsed laser based on master-oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) architecture is demonstrated. At pulse repetition rate of 100 kHz, amplified laser with output power of 2.3 W, pulse width of 10 ns is generated.
Keywords :
optical radar; optical transmitters; power amplifiers; radar imaging; MOPA architecture; all-fiber pulsed laser transmitter; double cladding fiber; frequency 100 kHz; master-oscillator power amplifier; power 2.3 W; space-based 3D imaging lidar; time 10 ns; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser radar; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical transmitters; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; MOPA; all fiber; double cladding fiber;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292579
