TY - GEN
T1 - Semiconductor guidestar laser for astronomy, space, and laser communications
T2 - Adaptive Optics Systems VI 2018
AU - D'Orgeville, Céline
AU - Fetzer, Gregory J.
AU - Floyd, Steven
AU - Hill, Luke
AU - Rako, Steve
AU - Woody, Nathan
AU - Sandalphon,
AU - Bennet, Francis
AU - Bouchez, Antonin
AU - Gao, Yue
AU - Goodwin, Michael
AU - Lambert, Andrew
AU - Mason, James
AU - Rigaut, Francois
AU - Ryder, Stuart
AU - Shaddock, Daniel
AU - Sharp, Robert
N1 - Copyright 2018 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
PY - 2018/7/10
Y1 - 2018/7/10
N2 - A new type of sodium guidestar laser based on semiconductor laser technology is being developed by the astronomy, space, and laser communication communities in Australia and the United States, in partnership with laser manufacturer Arete Associates. Funding has been secured from the Australian Research Council and the Australian National University, with support from academic (UNSW) and industry partners (AAO, GMTO, EOS, Lockheed Martin). The consortium aims to develop a full scale prototype of the Semiconductor Guidestar Laser. The laser, to be delivered in 2019, will be initially installed on the EOS Satellite and Debris Tracking Station 1.8m telescope at Mount Stromlo Observatory where it will be thoroughly tested, on sky and in real operation conditions. This will be the first time that a Laser Guide Star is created in Australian skies. We present the project motivation and objectives, laser development and test plans, and the preliminary test results obtained to date.
AB - A new type of sodium guidestar laser based on semiconductor laser technology is being developed by the astronomy, space, and laser communication communities in Australia and the United States, in partnership with laser manufacturer Arete Associates. Funding has been secured from the Australian Research Council and the Australian National University, with support from academic (UNSW) and industry partners (AAO, GMTO, EOS, Lockheed Martin). The consortium aims to develop a full scale prototype of the Semiconductor Guidestar Laser. The laser, to be delivered in 2019, will be initially installed on the EOS Satellite and Debris Tracking Station 1.8m telescope at Mount Stromlo Observatory where it will be thoroughly tested, on sky and in real operation conditions. This will be the first time that a Laser Guide Star is created in Australian skies. We present the project motivation and objectives, laser development and test plans, and the preliminary test results obtained to date.
KW - laser communications
KW - optically-pumped semiconductor laser
KW - semiconductor guidestar laser
KW - Sodium laser guide star adaptive optics
KW - space situational awareness
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UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE170100004
U2 - 10.1117/12.2312405
DO - 10.1117/12.2312405
M3 - Conference proceeding contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85053512771
SN - 9781510619593
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE
SP - 107030T-1-107030T-12
BT - Adaptive Optics Systems VI
A2 - Close, Laird M.
A2 - Schreiber, Laura
A2 - Schmidt, Dirk
PB - SPIE
CY - Bellingham, Washington
Y2 - 10 June 2018 through 15 June 2018
ER -