NASA Langley Research Center in conjunction with Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., are developing a small, lightweight, diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser to enable a spaceborne backscatter lidar to measure clouds and aerosols. The frequency-doubled laser has total output energy of 220 mJ at 27 Hz. The laser has been specifically designed for space applications and features conductive cooling and a minimum three-year design life.


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    Title :

    Space-based laser for a cloud and aerosol backscatter lidar



    Conference:

    Space technology and applications international forum -1999 ; 1999 ; Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA)


    Published in:

    AIP Conference Proceedings ; 458 , 1 ; 602-603


    Publication date :

    1999-01-22


    Size :

    2 pages





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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