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Design, Qualification, and On Orbit Performance of the CALIPSO Aerosol Lidar Transmitter

Author
Hovis, Floyd E.
Published
September 17, 2007.
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1 electronic document
Additional Creators
Le, Khoa, Sullivan, Edward T., Verhapen, Ron, Witt, Greg, Weimer, Carl, Applegate, Jeff, Luck, William S., Jr., and Cisewski, Michael S.
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Summary
The laser transmitter for the CALIPSO aerosol lidar mission has been operating on orbit as planned since June 2006. This document discusses the optical and laser system design and qualification process that led to this success. Space-qualifiable laser design guidelines included the use of mature laser technologies, the use of alignment sensitive resonator designs, the development and practice of stringent contamination control procedures, the operation of all optical components at appropriately derated levels, and the proper budgeting for the space-qualification of the electronics and software.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
Note
Document ID: 20080013393.
Optical Society of America Laser Science XIII; 17-21 Sep. 2007; San Jose, CA; United States.
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