Title :
An all-diode-pumped master oscillator power amplifier for water vapor DIAL systems
Author :
Dragic, P.D. ; Beernink, K.J. ; Little, L.M. ; Smith, G.M. ; Coleman, J.J. ; Papen, George C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Here we report an initial system design for a scaleable all-diode-pumped master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) water vapor differential absorption lidar (DIAL) system operating in the 940-nm water vapor band. The master oscillator consists of a novel three element distributed Bragg reflector laser devices at 1.006 /spl mu/m fabricated in the same semiconductor material system.
Keywords :
atmospheric humidity; atmospheric techniques; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser transitions; measurement by laser beam; optical design techniques; optical pumping; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; remote sensing by radar; semiconductor lasers; Chemical lasers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fluorescence; Gas lasers; Glass; Laser radar; Neodymium; Oscillators; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
