Title :
Lifetest of the High Output Maximum Efficiency Resonator (HOMER) laser for the SAFFIRE instrument on NASA´s DESDynI project
Author :
Stysley, Paul R. ; Coyle, D. Barry ; Kay, Richard B. ; Frederickson, Robert ; Poulios, Demetrios ; Blair, Bryan ; Scott, Stan ; Arnold, Ed
Author_Institution :
Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
We update the status of a diode-pumped, Nd:YAG oscillator that is the prototype laser for NASA´s DESDynl mission. After completing TRL-6 testing, this laser has fired over 5.5 billion shots in lifetesting.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; DESDynI Project; HOMER laser; NASA; Nd:YAG oscillator; SAFFIRE instrument; TRL-6 testing; YAG:Nd; diode-pumped; high output maximum efficiency resonator; prototype laser; Instruments; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Semiconductor lasers; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
