In order to demonstrate the feasibility of a helicopter-based application using advanced laser technology, the authors have developed a rugged and compact mid-infrared solid-state laser. The requirement for the laser was to simultaneously emit at 2.3 μm and 4.0 μm wavelength at a multi-kilohertz repetition rate, the output of which can be amplitude modulated. The mid-infrared wavelength output was required in order to propagate the laser beam over several kilometres within an atmospheric transmission window.
Reference:
Esser MJD, Preussler D et al. 2009. Rugged and compact mid-infrared solid-state laser for avionics applications. International Aerospace Symposium of South Africa (IASSA 2009), Pretoria, South Africa, 23-25 November 2009, pp 1-20
Esser, M., Preussler, D., Sharma, A., Jacobs, C., & Bollig, C. (2009). Rugged and compact mid-infrared solid-state laser for avionics applications. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3982
Esser, MJD, D Preussler, Ameeth Sharma, Cobus Jacobs, and C Bollig. "Rugged and compact mid-infrared solid-state laser for avionics applications." (2009): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3982
Esser M, Preussler D, Sharma A, Jacobs C, Bollig C, Rugged and compact mid-infrared solid-state laser for avionics applications; 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3982 .
