1550 nm eye-safe wavelength watt-level laser transmitter for space communication and lidar (Conference Presentation)

Ray R. Y. Tang; Ramadas Pillai; Malcolm W. Wright

doi:10.1117/12.2277077

19 September 2017 1550 nm eye-safe wavelength watt-level laser transmitter for space communication and lidar (Conference Presentation)

Ray R. Y. Tang, Ramadas Pillai, Malcolm W. Wright

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Proceedings Volume 10406, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring 2017; 104060H (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2277077
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A master-oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) based 1550 nm wavelength fiber laser transmitter has been developed for Space-to-Earth communication application, utilizing Telcordia rated 1550 nm seed laser, pump lasers, and fiber optics. With adequate pre-screening of electrical components, the fiber laser transmitter has been in operation since its original launch in April 2014, for 30 months. This presents as a relatively cost-effective route for low-earth-orbit optical communication as well as LIDAR applications.

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Ray R. Y. Tang, Ramadas Pillai, and Malcolm W. Wright "1550 nm eye-safe wavelength watt-level laser transmitter for space communication and lidar (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 10406, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring 2017, 104060H (19 September 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2277077

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