Chaotic LIDAR for Naval Applications

Abstract

A high power, wide bandwidth green optical signal is sought for LIDAR work in water. Previous reports have detailed the generation of wide bandwidth chaotic signals using fiber ring lasers. These signals have powers on the order of 10 mW, and they operate in the infrared, at 1550 nm and 1064 run (previously, 1071 nm). For underwater work, these signals must be amplified and frequency doubled. This report details design and simulation of a high power frequency doubling circuit, which will both amplify the input wide bandwidth signal and frequency double it. This circuit is intended for use with the 1064 nm laser, to generate 500 mW of optical power at 532 nm, with 1 GHz flat, chaotic bandwidth.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 2012
Accession Number
ADA618464

Entities

People

  • William D. Jemison

Organizations

  • Clarkson University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Bandwidth
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Diodes
  • Fluoride Glass
  • Frequency
  • Gain
  • Laser Diodes
  • Lasers
  • Linear Polarization
  • Losses
  • Optical Fiber Lasers
  • Polarization
  • Preamplifiers
  • Pumps
  • Ring Lasers
  • Semiconductors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy