Materials and Devices for Laser Remote Sensing and Optical Communication

by Amzaherdian, F.; Aksnes, A.

• ISBN13: 9781605110462
• ISBN10: 1605110469
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-07
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

Laser remote sensing and optical communication are two important technology areas with great potential to improve human lives and impact the global economy. Although laser remote sensing and optical communication are distinct in their application areas and marketplace, they share many common technology elements such as lasers, detectors, modulators and other photonic and semiconductor devices. The goal of this volume is to elevate the laser remote sensing field to a technological level that can allow low-cost and reliable instruments for a wide range of scientific, commercial, military and space applications. The field can greatly benefit from considerable advances in fiber optics and photonics component technologies. These telecommunication-related technologies will create exciting new opportunities for developing LIDAR (light detection and ranging) sensors with drastically improved measurement capabilities. Topics include: laser remote sensing instruments; fiber optic and semiconductor lasers; photodetection devices; and nanocrystal and photonic structures and devices.

Table of Contents

Laser Remote Sensing Instruments
Role of Lidar Technology in Future NASA Space Missions	p. 3
ALADIN Doppler Wind Lidar and Related Programs at EADS Astrium	p. 9
Geospatial Remote Sensing Using Advanced Sensor Systems	p. 21
Development Effort of the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter Laser Transmitter	p. 27
All Fiber Coherent Doppler LIDAR for Wind Sensing	p. 35
Linear FMCW Laser Radar for Precision Range and Vector Velocity Measurements	p. 47
Simplified Homodync Detection for Linear FM Lidar	p. 57
Fiber Optic and Semiconductor Lasers
Microstructured Soft Glass Fibers for Advanced Fiber Lasers	p. 65
Efficient High Power ns Pulsed Fiber Laser for Lidar and Laser Communications	p. 75
Electrically Pumped Photonic Crystal Distributed Feedback Quantum Cascade Lasers	p. 81
Development of Low-Cost Multi-Watt Yellow Lasers Using InGaAs/GaAs Vertical External-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers	p. 91
Quantum Design of Active Semiconductor Materials for Targeted Wavelengths	p. 97
Advanced Laser Diode Cooling Concepts	p. 119
Photodetection Devices
Single Carrier Initiated Low Excess Noise Mid-Wavelength Infrared Avalanche Photodiode Using InAs-GaSb Strained Layer Superlattice	p. 127
Quantum Well and Quantum Dot Based Detector Arrays for Infrared Imaging	p. 133
Infrared Detctor Activities at NASA Langley Research Center	p. 147
Structural and Photoconducting Properties of MBE and MOCVD Grown III-Nitride Double-Heterostructures	p. 155
Nanocrystal and Photonic Structure and Devices
A Buried Silicon Nanocrystals Based High Gain Coefficient SiO[subscript 2]/SiO[subscript x]/SiO[subscript 2] Strip-Loaded Waveguide Amplifier on Quartz Substrate	p. 165
Surface Modification of ZrO[subscript 2] Nanoparticles as Functional Component in Optical Nanocomposite Devices	p. 175
Temperature Dependent Fluorescence of Nanocrystalline Ce-Doped Garnets for Use as Thermographic Phospbors	p. 181
Non-Selective Optical Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Devices Based on a-SiC:H Multilayer Heterostuctures	p. 187
Tailoring Quantum Dot Saturable Absorber Mirrors for Ultra-Short Pulse Generation	p. 193
Author Index	p. 199
Subject Index	p. 201
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