Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2005 · 43 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesElectrical EngineeringOpticsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsLaser OpticsLaser PhysicsOptical SourcesRadar InstrumentationRadar SystemsRadar Wave PropagationBeam DiffractionCoherent DetectionCoherent Radar ProcessingDiffraction-limited PerformanceHigh-power LasersLasersRadar Beam PropagationRadar Transmitters
We report the development of an eyesafe YAG laser for coherent laser radar wind sensing applications. The upper-state pumped 1.6 mm Er:YAG laser produces high pulse energies with diffraction-limited beam quality.