Extended testing of laser systems for space applications

Antonios Seas; Anthony W. Yu; Anthony Melak; David Mostofi; Elisavet Troupaki; Aleksey Vasilyev; Heather Conley

doi:10.1117/12.842622

17 February 2010 Extended testing of laser systems for space applications

Antonios Seas, Anthony W. Yu, Anthony Melak, David Mostofi, Elisavet Troupaki, Aleksey Vasilyev, Heather Conley

Proceedings Volume 7578, Solid State Lasers XIX: Technology and Devices; 757806 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842622
Event: SPIE LASE, 2010, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Over the last two decades NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) has developed several laser systems for space application. The aging behavior of a laser system varies depending on the complexity of the system and the technologies used. One limitation of reliability models trying to predict system performance has been the lack of test data. Extended testing is an effective way to determine the reliability, and long term stability of laser systems. In this paper the results from extended testing of two laser system are presented. One system has been operating for over two and a half billion shots in air while the second system has accumulated half a billion shots while operating in a vacuum environment.

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Antonios Seas, Anthony W. Yu, Anthony Melak, David Mostofi, Elisavet Troupaki, Aleksey Vasilyev, and Heather Conley "Extended testing of laser systems for space applications", Proc. SPIE 7578, Solid State Lasers XIX: Technology and Devices, 757806 (17 February 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842622

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