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Shaw, George B.

Publications and source records attributed to Shaw, George B..

4 records

NASA NTRS2011

The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) Laser Transmitter

The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter instrument on board the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission has been in operation since it was launched in 18 June 2009. Thus far the laser transmitter system, which consists of two individual lasers, has accumulated over 1.3 Billion shots and provided an unprecedented view of the lunar surface.[ I] In this paper we present the final configuration of the space flight laser transmitter as delivered to the LOLA instrument along with some in-space operation performance data.

Yu, Anthony W.↗

NASA NTRS2011

Multi-Watt Average Power Nanosecond Microchip Laser and Power Scalability Estimates

We demonstrated up to 2 W average power, CW-pumped, passively- Q-switched, 1.5 ns monolithic MCL with single-longitudinal mode-operation. We discuss laser design issues to bring the average power to 5-1 OW and beyond.

Konoplev, Oleg A.↗

NASA NTRS2008

Laser Transmitter for the Lunar Orbit Laser Altimeter (LOLA) Instrument

We present the final configuration of the space flight laser transmitter as delivered to the LOLA instrument. The laser consists of two oscillators on a single bench, each capable of providing one billion plus shots.

Yu, Anthony W.↗

NASA NTRS2008

The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) Laser Transmitter

We present the final configuration of the space flight laser transmitter as delivered to the LOLA instrument. The laser consists of two oscillators with co-aligned outputs on a single bench, each capable of providing one billion plus shots.

Yu, Anthony W.↗