Tunable Optical Sources.

Abstract

The objective of this study has been to advance the understanding and state-of-the-art of tunable coherent sources. The main areas of investigation have been the development of neodymium-doped-glass slab lasers, and the generation of tunable radiation by nonlinear optical conversion. This research is motivated by a number of applications including X-ray generation in laser produced plasmas for high resolution imaging and lithography, and the generation of tunable coherent radiation for remote sensing of atmospheric constituants and conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 19, 1984
Accession Number
ADA140984

Entities

People

  • R. L. Byer

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Coherent Radiation
  • Frequency Combs
  • Glass Lasers
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Materials
  • Laser Spectroscopy
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Optical Materials
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Physics
  • Remote Sensing
  • Solid State Lasers
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy