Download or read book Solid-State Lasers for Coherent Communication and Remote Sensing written by National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Work in the stabilization of monolithic Nd: YAG lasers and the application of these lasers to nonlinear optical frequency conversion is discussed. The intrinsic stability of semiconductor diode laser pumped solid state lasers has facilitated a number of demonstration in external resonant cavity harmonic generation and stable optical parametric oscillation. Relative laser frequency stabilization of 0.3 Hz was achieved, and absolute stability of a few hundred hertz is anticipated. The challenge is now to reproduce this frequency stability in the output of tunable nonlinear optical devices. Theoretical and experimental work toward this goal are continuing. Byer, Robert L. Unspecified Center NAGW-1760..