Space-qualified three-color solid state lidar

Edmond J. Joe; John H. Chang

doi:10.1117/12.59201

1 June 1992 Space-qualified three-color solid state lidar

Edmond J. Joe, John H. Chang

Proceedings Volume 1633, Laser Radar VII: Advanced Technology for Applications; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59201
Event: OE/LASE '92, 1992, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The LIDAR In-space Technology Experiment (LITE) is scheduled for flight in mid-1994 on the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-65) as its primary payload. The purpose of this experiment to gather data based on the atmospheric backscatter from the earth''s upper and lower atmospheres from the three-color neodymium:YAG-based lidar. The heart of this experiment is the Laser Transmitter Module (LTM). Designed and built by TITAN/SPECTRON, the LTM is a dual redundant flashlamp-pumped Nd:YAG laser that emits three wavelengths at 1064, 532, and 355 nm. This paper describes the systems approach used to develop, test, and build the world''s first high-powered laser system for use in space

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Edmond J. Joe and John H. Chang "Space-qualified three-color solid state lidar", Proc. SPIE 1633, Laser Radar VII: Advanced Technology for Applications, (1 June 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59201

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