Title :
Lasers for guide-stars: an urgent need and challenging requirements
Author_Institution :
Phillips Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. This talk summarizes the requirements (average power, temporal format, spectral content, beam quality, efficiency size and weight, and operating environment) of laser devices needed for mesospheric laser guide-star generation. The motivation is to generate interest in the solid-state laser community for innovative approaches to solving this problem. Devices capable of generating 100 watts or more of average power, which can be mounted directly on large telescopes, are desired.
Keywords :
aberrations; adaptive optics; artificial guide stars; astronomical techniques; astronomical telescopes; laser beams; solid lasers; telescopes; average power; beam quality; efficiency size; guide-stars; large astronomical telescopes; laser devices; mesospheric laser guide-star generation; operating environment; solid-state laser community; spectral content; temporal format; weight; Apertures; Astronomy; Atmospheric waves; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Rayleigh scattering; Telescopes;
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
