Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 6, 0614001(2021)

Development of Multiple Pulse Picosecond Laser with 1 kHz Repetition Rate and Its Application in Space Debris Laser Ranging

Mingliang Long1, Huarong Deng1、*, Haifeng Zhang1,2、**, Zhibo Wu1,2, Zhongping Zhang1,2,3, and Meng Chen4
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200030, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Space Object and Debris Observation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
  • 3Stete Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
  • 4Institute of Laser Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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    Optical principle diagram of multiple-pulse picosecond laser at kHz repetition rate
    Mode-locked laser output. (a) Spectral line width; (b) pulse width
    Pulse is splitted into four pulses (div: 5 ns)
    Waveforms of regenerative output pulse of four pulses. (a) Pulse output waveform (div: 1 ns); (b) pulse growth pulse (div: 20 ns)
    Double pulse output of first and fourth pulses
    Beam quality of multi-pulse two-module single-pass amplification
    Diagram of space debris laser ranging system at the Shanghai observatory of Chinese Academy of Science[8]
    Cone-shaped beam of emission laser
    Laser echo data obtained by space debris laser ranging
    Data processing result of double-pulse echo in satellite laser ranging for Compassi3
    • Table 1. Results of laser space debris ranging with multi-pulse picosecond laser

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      Table 1. Results of laser space debris ranging with multi-pulse picosecond laser

      NumberDateNameRCS /m2Root mean square /cmMeasured distance /km
      12020-03-15SL-14R_B4.631.06727.5--749.0
      22020-03-15Cz-2c-r-b1_Gz10.716.441083.4--1150.7
      32020-03-18Delta2R_B9.8118.171006.4--1049.3
      42020-03-18SL_DEB(814)7.528.65836.7--899.4
      52020-03-18DELTA2R_B_O5.564.271100.3--1162.9
      62020-03-18SL-3R_B6.6150.51643.8--646.5
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    Mingliang Long, Huarong Deng, Haifeng Zhang, Zhibo Wu, Zhongping Zhang, Meng Chen. Development of Multiple Pulse Picosecond Laser with 1 kHz Repetition Rate and Its Application in Space Debris Laser Ranging[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(6): 0614001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Sep. 7, 2020

    Accepted: Nov. 17, 2020

    Published Online: Apr. 7, 2021

    The Author Email: Deng Huarong (dhr@shao.ac.cn), Zhang Haifeng (hfzhang@shao.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.0614001

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