Space-qualified laser system for the BepiColombo Laser Altimeter
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16/12/2013
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| Resumo |
The space-qualified design of a miniaturized laser for pulsed operation at a wavelength of 1064 nm and at repetition rates up to 10 Hz is presented. This laser consists of a pair of diode-laser pumped, actively q-switched Nd:YAG rod oscillators hermetically sealed and encapsulated in an environment of dry synthetic air. The system delivers at least 300 million laser pulses with 50 mJ energy and 5 ns pulse width (FWHM). It will be launched in 2017 aboard European Space Agency’s Mercury Planetary Orbiter as part of the BepiColombo Laser Altimeter, which, after a 6-years cruise, will start recording topographic data from orbital altitudes between 400 and 1500 km above Mercury’s surface. |
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application/pdf |
| Identificador |
http://boris.unibe.ch/45626/1/ao-52-36-8732.pdf Kallenbach, Reinald; Murphy, Eamonn; Gramkow, Bodo; Rech, Markus; Weidlich, Kai; Leikert, Thomas; Henkelmann, Reiner; Trefzger, Boris; Metz, Bodo; Michaelis, Harald; Lingenauber, Kay; DelTogno, Simone; Behnke, Thomas; Thomas, Nicolas; Piazza, Daniele; Seiferlin, Karsten (2013). Space-qualified laser system for the BepiColombo Laser Altimeter. Applied optics, 52(36), pp. 8732-8746. Optical Society of America 10.1364/AO.52.008732 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.52.008732> doi:10.7892/boris.45626 info:doi:10.1364/AO.52.008732 urn:issn:0003-6935 |
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eng |
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Optical Society of America |
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http://boris.unibe.ch/45626/ |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Fonte |
Kallenbach, Reinald; Murphy, Eamonn; Gramkow, Bodo; Rech, Markus; Weidlich, Kai; Leikert, Thomas; Henkelmann, Reiner; Trefzger, Boris; Metz, Bodo; Michaelis, Harald; Lingenauber, Kay; DelTogno, Simone; Behnke, Thomas; Thomas, Nicolas; Piazza, Daniele; Seiferlin, Karsten (2013). Space-qualified laser system for the BepiColombo Laser Altimeter. Applied optics, 52(36), pp. 8732-8746. Optical Society of America 10.1364/AO.52.008732 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.52.008732> |
| Palavras-Chave | #520 Astronomy #620 Engineering #530 Physics |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion PeerReviewed |
