• DocumentCode
    3150305
  • Title

    100-MW, 1.6-μm Pr+3:LaCl3 up-conversion laser for space propulsion

  • Author

    Boody, Frederick P.

  • Author_Institution
    Ion Light Technol. GmbH, Bad Abbach, Germany
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    22-27 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    46
  • Abstract
    Magda first suggested up-conversion pumped 1.6-μm Pr+3:LaCl3 for laser propulsion. Demonstrated Pr+3:LaCl3 lasing at 1.6 μm was up-conversion pumped by a pulsed 2.02-μm Tm:YAG laser.
  • Keywords
    aerospace propulsion; lanthanum compounds; laser beam applications; laser beams; optical pumping; praseodymium; solid lasers; thulium; 1.6 micron; 100 MW; 2.02 micron; LaCl3:Pr+3; Pr+3:LaCl3 up-conversion laser; Tm:YAG laser; YAG:Tm; YAl5O12:Tm; laser propulsion; space propulsion; up-conversion pumping; Absorption; Cooling; Gas lasers; Helium; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Propulsion; Pump lasers; Stationary state; Thermal stresses;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7734-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312108
  • Filename
    1312108
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3150305