• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 17, Issue 5, 051404 (2019)
Haifeng Zhang1、2, Mingliang Long1、*, Huarong Deng1, Zhibo Wu1、2, Zhien Cheng1, and Zhongping Zhang1、2
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 210008, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201917.051404 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Haifeng Zhang, Mingliang Long, Huarong Deng, Zhibo Wu, Zhien Cheng, Zhongping Zhang. Space debris laser ranging with a 60  W single-frequency slab nanosecond green laser at 200  Hz[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2019, 17(5): 051404 Copy Citation Text show less
    60 W nanosecond single-frequency slab green laser (for detailed information, see Refs. [12,13]).
    Fig. 1. 60 W nanosecond single-frequency slab green laser (for detailed information, see Refs. [12,13]).
    a, Beam quality and, b, pulse width for 60 W nanosecond single-frequency slab green laser.
    Fig. 2. a, Beam quality and, b, pulse width for 60 W nanosecond single-frequency slab green laser.
    Space debris detected in 2017.
    Fig. 3. Space debris detected in 2017.
    Space debris laser ranging: a, range precision change with RCS and, b, range precision change with the size RCS of space debris.
    Fig. 4. Space debris laser ranging: a, range precision change with RCS and, b, range precision change with the size RCS of space debris.
    Space debris laser ranging: a, smallest RCS, 0.25 m2 (ID37831), and, b, best ranging precision, 13.68 cm (ID04657).
    Fig. 5. Space debris laser ranging: a, smallest RCS, 0.25m2 (ID37831), and, b, best ranging precision, 13.68 cm (ID04657).
    Farthest measurement range of space debris RCS analysis.
    Fig. 6. Farthest measurement range of space debris RCS analysis.
    Space debris characteristics: a, spin (ID14700) and, b, two reflective surfaces (ID25263).
    Fig. 7. Space debris characteristics: a, spin (ID14700) and, b, two reflective surfaces (ID25263).
    Haifeng Zhang, Mingliang Long, Huarong Deng, Zhibo Wu, Zhien Cheng, Zhongping Zhang. Space debris laser ranging with a 60  W single-frequency slab nanosecond green laser at 200  Hz[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2019, 17(5): 051404
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