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Coherent laser radar using eyesafe YAG laser transmitters
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2005
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RadarPhotonicsOptical PumpingEngineeringLaser ScienceSynthetic Aperture RadarOptical PropertiesMm ErLaser ApplicationsYag LaserEyesafe Yag LaserLaser-based SensorCoherent Laser RadarOptical CommunicationHigh-power Lasers
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.