Injection chaining of diode-pumped single-frequency ring lasers for free-space communication

Emily A. P. Cheng; Thomas J. Kane; Richard W. Wallace; Donald M. Cornwell Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.43761

1 June 1991 Injection chaining of diode-pumped single-frequency ring lasers for free-space communication

Emily A. P. Cheng, Thomas J. Kane, Richard W. Wallace, Donald M. Cornwell Jr.

Proceedings Volume 1417, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies III; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43761
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A high-power three-stage laser suitable for use in a space communication system has been built. This laser uses three diode-pumped Nd:YAG oscillators coherently combined using the technique of injection chaining. All three oscillators are in one compact and permanently aligned package, and are actively frequency locked to provide CW single frequency output. The three stages provide the redundancy desirable for space communications.

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Emily A. P. Cheng, Thomas J. Kane, Richard W. Wallace, and Donald M. Cornwell Jr. "Injection chaining of diode-pumped single-frequency ring lasers for free-space communication", Proc. SPIE 1417, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies III, (1 June 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43761

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