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A laser spectrometer and wavemeter for pulsed lasers
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Laufer, P. M. Cotnoir, L. J. McKay, J. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1989 |
| Description | The design, construction, calibration, and evaluation of a pulsed laser wavemeter and spectral analyzer are described. This instrument, called the Laserscope for its oscilloscope-like display of laser spectral structure, was delivered to NASA Langley Research Center as a prototype of a laboratory instrument. The key component is a multibeam Fizeau wedge interferometer, providing high (0.2 pm) spectral resolution and a linear dispersion of spectral information, ideally suited to linear array photodiode detectors. Even operating alone, with the classic order-number ambiguity of interferometers unresolved, this optical element will provide a fast, real-time display of the spectral structure of a laser output. If precise wavelength information is also desired then additional stages must be provided to obtain a wavelength measurement within the order-number uncertainty, i.e., within the free spectral range of the Fizeau wedge interferometer. A Snyder (single-beam Fizeau) wedge is included to provide this initial wavelength measurement. Difficulties in achieving the required wide-spectrum calibration limit the usefulness of this function. |
| File Size | 2062823 |
| Page Count | 36 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900019516 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4km46c85 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1989-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lasers And Masers Laser Outputs Spectral Resolution Calibrating Prototypes Laser Spectrometers Linear Arrays Photodiodes Pulsed Lasers Interferometers Real Time Operation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |