Title :
High-power Er:YAG laser for coherent laser radar
Author :
Stoneman, Robert C. ; Malm, Andrew I R
Author_Institution :
Coherent Technol., Inc., Louisville, CO, USA
Abstract :
We report the development of a high-power Er:YAG laser with high pulse energy for coherent laser radar wind sensing. The 1.645 /spl mu/m Er:YAG laser produced a Q-switched pulse energy of 16 mJ with diffraction-limited beam quality.
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; high-speed optical techniques; light coherence; light diffraction; optical radar; optical sensors; solid lasers; 1.645 mum; 16 mJ; Q-switched pulse energy; YAG:Er; YAl5O12:Er; coherent laser radar wind sensing; diffraction-limited beam quality; high-power Er-YAG laser;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
