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R. L. Fork | Zendy; Spencer T. Cole | Zendy; Lisa J. Gamble | Zendy; William M. Diffey | Zendy; Andrew S. Keys | Zendy

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Optical amplifier for space applications

Author(s) -

R. L. Fork,

Spencer T. Cole,

Lisa J. Gamble,

William M. Diffey,

Andrew S. Keys

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

optics express

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 271

ISSN - 1094-4087

DOI - 10.1364/oe.5.000292

Subject(s) - optics , wavefront , amplifier , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , spacecraft , transmission (telecommunications) , physics , aperture (computer memory) , power (physics) , computer science , telecommunications , bandwidth (computing) , acoustics , quantum mechanics , astronomy

We describe an optical amplifier designed to amplify a spatially sampled component of an optical wavefront to kilowatt average power. The goal is means for implementing a strategy of spatially segmenting a large aperture wavefront, amplifying the individual segments, maintaining the phase coherence of the segments by active means, and imaging the resultant amplified coherent field. Applications of interest are the transmission of space solar power over multi-megameter distances, as to distant spacecraft, or to remote sites with no preexisting power grid.

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