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High-Brightness Solid State Transmitter for Wind Lidar

Performance Specifications
Wavelength (nm)	1064 nm, 532 nm, 355 nm
Output Energy (1amp)	100 mJ at 1.06 um 60 mJ at 532 nm 35 mJ at 355 nm
Repetition Rate	Up to 50 pps
Pulse Pulse Width	>20 ns
Beam Quality	<2 times differaction limited
Linewidth	<50 MHz at 1064 nm
Efficiency	>5% overall electrical efficiency at 1064 nm
Weight and Volume	<10kg including electronics
Volume	<4.01 (10x10x40cm)
Cooling	Passive, conductive cooling to cold-plate at 30 C

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