ICESat-2 laser technology development

Ryan Edwards; Nick W. Sawruk; Floyd E. Hovis; Patrick Burns; Theodore Wysocki; Joe Rudd; Brooke Walters; Elias Fakhoury; Vincent Prisciandaro

doi:10.1117/12.2024326

17 September 2013 ICESat-2 laser technology development

Ryan Edwards, Nick W. Sawruk, Floyd E. Hovis, Patrick Burns, Theodore Wysocki, Joe Rudd, Brooke Walters, Elias Fakhoury, Vincent Prisciandaro

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Proceedings Volume 8872, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring XIV; 88720S (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024326
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A number of ICESat-2 system requirements drove the technology evolution and the system architecture for the laser transmitter Fibertek has developed for the mission.. These requirements include the laser wall plug efficiency, laser reliability, high PRF (10kHz), short-pulse (<1.5ns), relatively narrow spectral line-width, and wave length tunability. In response to these requirements Fibertek developed a frequency-doubled, master oscillator/power amplifier (MOPA) laser that incorporates direct pumped diode pumped Nd:YVO₄ as the gain media, Another guiding force in the system design has been extensive hardware life testing that Fibertek has completed. This ongoing hardware testing and development evolved the system from the original baseline brass board design to the more robust flight laser system. The final design meets or exceeds all NASA requirements and is scalable to support future mission requirements.

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Ryan Edwards, Nick W. Sawruk, Floyd E. Hovis, Patrick Burns, Theodore Wysocki, Joe Rudd, Brooke Walters, Elias Fakhoury, and Vincent Prisciandaro "ICESat-2 laser technology development", Proc. SPIE 8872, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring XIV, 88720S (17 September 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024326

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