Design of a fieldable laser system for a sodium guide star

Herbert W. Friedman; Gaylen V. Erbert; Thomas C. Kuklo; J. Thaddeus Salmon; David A. Smauley; Gary R. Thompson; Jen Nan Wong

doi:10.1117/12.176069

31 May 1994 Design of a fieldable laser system for a sodium guide star

Herbert W. Friedman, Gaylen V. Erbert, Thomas C. Kuklo, J. Thaddeus Salmon, David A. Smauley, Gary R. Thompson, Jen Nan Wong

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Proceedings Volume 2201, Adaptive Optics in Astronomy; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176069
Event: 1994 Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1994, Kailua, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

The design and background data for a sodium layer laser guide star system to be installed on the 3 meter telescope at Lick Observatory is presented. A 30 W dye laser at 589 nm and 10 kHz will be mounted on the telescope and will be pumped by fiber coupled, frequency doubled YAG laser located in a separate room.

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Herbert W. Friedman, Gaylen V. Erbert, Thomas C. Kuklo, J. Thaddeus Salmon, David A. Smauley, Gary R. Thompson, and Jen Nan Wong "Design of a fieldable laser system for a sodium guide star", Proc. SPIE 2201, Adaptive Optics in Astronomy, (31 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176069

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