Title :
Structural thermal optical (STOP) analysis of the space-qualified laser transmitter for the ICESat-2 mission
Author :
Sawruk, Nicholas ; Albert, M. ; Litvinovitch, Slava ; Culpepper, Charles ; Hovis, Floyd
Author_Institution :
Fibertek, Inc., Herndon, VA, USA
Abstract :
The successful completion of environmental testing of a space-qualified laser transmitter was enabled by a detailed and validated structural thermal optical analysis of the system. The modeling approach, predications and experimental results are presented.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; altimeters; environmental testing; finite element analysis; laser beam applications; optical testing; optical transmitters; ray tracing; solid lasers; thermal lensing; ATLAS; Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System; FEA model; ICESat-2 mission; STOP; environmental testing; finite element analysis; optical ray-trace model; space-qualified laser transmitter; structural thermal optical analysis; thermal lensing model; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Load modeling; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor lasers; Solid modeling; Thermal lensing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
