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An Er3+: Glass Eye-Safe Military Laser Rangefinder

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Physics of New Laser Sources

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A military eye-safe rangefinder based on a Er3+: glass Q — switched laser is described. The output energy of the laser is up to 50 mJ with a pulse duration of ~ 25 ns. Under typical operating conditions the expected range of the system may be up to ~ 5 Km.

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  1. Radioelettriche, FIAR — Fabbrica Italiana Apparecchiature, Milano, Italy

    C. Tarenzi & M. Zorgno

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  1. Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA

    Neal B. Abraham

  2. University of Florence and National Institute of Optics, Florence, Italy

    F. T. Arecchi

  3. Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

    Aram Mooradian

  4. C.I.S.E. (Center of Information, Studies and Experiments), Segrate, Milan, Italy

    Alberto Sona

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Tarenzi, C., Zorgno, M. (1985). An Er3+: Glass Eye-Safe Military Laser Rangefinder. In: Abraham, N.B., Arecchi, F.T., Mooradian, A., Sona, A. (eds) Physics of New Laser Sources. NATO ASI Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6187-0_24

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