Solid State Lasers XX: Technology and Devices

xi Conference Committee xv Single-crystal YAG fiber optics for the transmissi on of high energy laser energy (Presented in Conference 7912) [789415] X. S. Zhu, Fudan Univ. (China) and Rutgers Univ. (United States); J. A. Harrington, B. T. Laustsen, Rutgers Univ. (United States); L. G. DeShazer, Lightwave Energenics LLC (United States) xxiii Microfabrication by optical tweezers (Plenary Paper) [792102] R. Ghadiri, T. Weigel, C. Esen, A. Ostendorf, Ruhr-Univ. Bochum (Germany) SESSION 1 SPACE-QUALIFIED LASERS I 7912 03 Wavelength and time-multiplexed multi-channel lidar transmi tter for topographic mapping mission [7912-02] Y. Chen, F. Kimpel, J.-L. Fouron, Fibertek, Inc. (United States); J. Chen, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States); S. Gupta, Fibertek, Inc. (United States) SESSION 2 SPACE-QUALIFIED LASERS II 7912 05 Non-linear optica l frequency conversion crystals for s pace applications (Invited Paper) [7912-04] A. Ciapponi, W. Riede, Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (Germany); G. Tzeremes, ESA / ESTEC (Netherlands); H. Schroder, P. Mahnke, Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (Germany) 7912 06 Development of a low SWaP laser transmitter for atmo spheric lidar applications [7912-05] N. S. Prasad, NASA Langley Research Ctr. (United States); A. Rosiewicz, S. M. Coleman, EM4, Inc. (United States) SESSION 3 THIN DISK LASERS I 7912 09 From multi kW continuous wave to multi MW femtosecond pulses: recent developments exploiting disk laser technology [7912-08] S. Weiler, M. Holzer, TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH (Germany); P. Graham, J. Stollhof, TRUMPF Inc. (United States); D. Havrilla, TRUMPF Inc. Laser Technology Ctr. (United States) 7912 0A 50 W thin-disk laser with variable pulse duration [7912-09] M. Larionov, F. Dausinger, Dausinger + Giesen GmbH (Germany)