Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Sep 1994
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Proc. SPIE Vol. 2210, p. 565-570, Space Optics 1994: Space Instrumentation and Spacecraft Optics, Thierry M. Dewandre; Joachim J
Physics
Optics
Scientific paper
The CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales) established the laser system characteristics for Mars-Earth spatial communications using the Pulse Position Modulation (PPM) technique. Today, diode-pumped solid-state lasers are under intense research and development. Indeed, in comparison with flash-lamp pumped laser, they offer significant advantages in terms of efficiency, compactness, lifetime and high beam quality. We have demonstrated that gain- switch operation is preferable to Q-switching technique to control and to obtain a good pulse width and amplitude reproducibility. The pulse width requirement and the laser-diode pumping scheme lead to a preferred configuration based on a microchip laser oscillator coupled to an amplifier. Experiments were performed with several microchips of Nd:YAG and Nd:YVO(subscript 4) crystals pumped by fiber-coupled laser-diode. The design of the transversally-pumped amplifier is based on a modified multipass 1:1 confocally reimaging longitudinally-pumped amplifier proposed by Plaessmann et al.
Feugnet Gilles
Larat Christian
Papuchon Michel R.
Pocholle Jean-Paul
Schwarz Muriel
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