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Post-flight test results of acousto-optic modulator devices subjected to space exposure
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Prasad, Narasimha S. Diestler, Mark Trivedi, Sudhir Rosemeier, Jolanta |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Description | The objective of the Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) is to study the performance of novel materials when subjected to the synergistic effects of the harsh space environment for several months. MISSE missions provide an opportunity for developing space qualifiable materials. Several laser and lidar components were sent by NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) as a part of the MISSE 7 mission. The MISSE 7 module was transported to the international space station (ISS) via STS 129 mission that was launched on Nov 16, 2009. Later, the MISSE 7 module was brought back to the earth via the STS 134 that landed on June 1, 2011. The MISSE 7 module that was subjected to exposure in a space environment for more than one and a half years included fiber laser, solid-state laser gain materials, detectors, and semiconductor laser diode. Performance testing of these components is now progressing. In this paper, the results of performance testing of a laser diode module sent by NASA Langley Research Center on MISSE 7 mission will be discussed. This paper will present the comparison of pre-flight and post-flight performance of two different COTS acousto-optic modulator (AOM) devices. Post-flight measurements indicate that these two devices did not undergo any significant performance degradation. |
| File Size | 2350195 |
| Page Count | 9 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20150013984 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0rr6v87s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2014-08-17 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Acousto-optics Performance Tests International Space Station Semiconductor Lasers Aerospace Environments Space Shuttle Missions Laser Materials Space Transportation System Optical Radar Spacecraft Construction Materials Modulators Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
