Multi spectral lidar (MSL)

Jonathan A. R. Rall; Joseph Kujawski; Mike Obland; Melanie Ott

doi:10.1117/12.627148

31 October 2005 Multi spectral lidar (MSL)

Jonathan A. R. Rall, Joseph Kujawski, Mike Obland, Melanie Ott

Proceedings Volume 5984, Lidar Technologies, Techniques, and Measurements for Atmospheric Remote Sensing; 59840J (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.627148
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2005, Bruges, Belgium

Abstract

We have developed and demonstrated both Ytterbium-doped and Erbium-doped, diode-pumped and seeded, fiber amplifiers at 1064 and 1570 nm, respectively. By pulse pumping a one-stage Erbium amplifier, we have shown greater than 20 W peak output power and high wall-plug efficiency. Our pulse-pumping approach improves energy efficiency up to 80% (at 1 kHz PRF) over the identical CW pumping scheme while suppressing amplified spontaneous emission (ASE). We report on the development of these rare-earth doped fiber amplifiers and the application of multi-stage fiber amplifiers to create a multi-spectral laser transmitter ideally suited for space and planetary lidar investigations.

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Jonathan A. R. Rall, Joseph Kujawski, Mike Obland, and Melanie Ott "Multi spectral lidar (MSL)", Proc. SPIE 5984, Lidar Technologies, Techniques, and Measurements for Atmospheric Remote Sensing, 59840J (31 October 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.627148

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