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Space-qualified laser system for the BepiColombo Laser Altimeter
2013
Applied Optics
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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
doi:10.1364/ao.52.008732
pmid:24513938
fatcat:e3shermr4vh7vdsxawlokqhkw4