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The Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) Laser TransmitterThe Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS), launched in January 2003, is a laser altimeter and lidar for the Earth Observing System's (EOS) ICESat mission. GLAS accommodates three, sequentially operated, diode-pumped, solid-state, Nd:YAG laser transmitters. The laser transmitter requirements, design and qualification test results for this space-based remote sensing instrument is summarized and presented
Document ID
20070017920
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Afzal, Robert S. (Aculight Corp. Bothell, WA, United States)
Yu, Anthony W. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Dallas, Joseph L. (Avo Photonics Horsham, PA, United States)
Melak, Anthony (Melak (Anthony) Takoma Park, MD, United States)
Lukemir, Alan (Space Power Electronics, Inc. Kathleen, GA, United States)
Ramos-Izqueirdo, L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Mamakos, William (Design Interactive, Inc. Finksburg, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2007
Subject Category
Geophysics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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