• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 41, Issue 6, 0614001 (2021)
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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    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 Copy Citation Text show less
    Optical principle diagram of multiple-pulse picosecond laser at kHz repetition rate
    Fig. 1. Optical principle diagram of multiple-pulse picosecond laser at kHz repetition rate
    Mode-locked laser output. (a) Spectral line width; (b) pulse width
    Fig. 2. Mode-locked laser output. (a) Spectral line width; (b) pulse width
    Pulse is splitted into four pulses (div: 5 ns)
    Fig. 3. 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)
    Fig. 4. 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
    Fig. 5. Double pulse output of first and fourth pulses
    Beam quality of multi-pulse two-module single-pass amplification
    Fig. 6. 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]
    Fig. 7. Diagram of space debris laser ranging system at the Shanghai observatory of Chinese Academy of Science[8]
    Cone-shaped beam of emission laser
    Fig. 8. Cone-shaped beam of emission laser
    Laser echo data obtained by space debris laser ranging
    Fig. 9. Laser echo data obtained by space debris laser ranging
    Data processing result of double-pulse echo in satellite laser ranging for Compassi3
    Fig. 10. Data processing result of double-pulse echo in satellite laser ranging for Compassi3
    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
    Table 1. Results of laser space debris ranging with multi-pulse picosecond laser
    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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