| Autor: |
Ken Groff, David Cook, Celine d'Orgeville, Allen J. Tracy, Camilo A. Lopez, Allen K. Hankla, Douglas J. Bamford, David Sadighi, Michael T. Sheehan, Scott J. Sharpe |
| Rok vydání: |
2006 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
SPIE Proceedings. |
| ISSN: |
0277-786X |
| DOI: |
10.1117/12.659910 |
| Popis: |
We report on the first successful installation of a commercial solid-state sodium guidestar laser system (GLS). The GLS developed at LMCT was delivered to Gemini North Observatory in February of 2005. The laser is a single beacon system that implements a novel laser architecture and represents a critical step towards addressing the need of the astronomy and military adaptive optics (AO) communities for a robust turn-key commercial GLS. The laser was installed on the center section of the 8 m Gemini North telescope, with the output beam relayed to a laser launch telescope located behind the 1 m diameter secondary mirror. The laser went through a three week performance evaluation between November and December 2005 wherein it consistently generated 12 W average power with measured M2 16 W have been generated, representing a conversion efficiency of 40%. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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