DocumentCode
520038
Title
Phase locking an array of fiber amplifiers onto a remote object
Author
Pulford, Benjamin ; Shay, Thomas ; Baker, Jeff ; Flores, Angel ; Robin, Craig ; Vergien, Lt Chris ; Zeringue, Clint ; Gallant, David ; Sanchez, Anthony D. ; Lu, Chunte ; Lucero, Art
Author_Institution
Directed Energy Directorate, Air Force Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Experiments demonstrating a novel technique that coherently combines an array of beams and automatically corrects for turbulence in the beam path are presented. This technique is insensitive to near field backscattering from aerosols and particulates.
Keywords
backscatter; optical fibre amplifiers; optical phase locked loops; aerosols; beam path; fiber amplifiers; near field backscattering; particulates; phase locking; remote object; turbulence; Optical arrays; Optical beams; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Phase modulation; Phased arrays; Photodetectors; Radio frequency; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5499597
Link To Document