Photonics for Space Applications

Not because it is easy, but because it is hard

In September 1962, President John F. Kennedy said, “We choose to go to the Moon in this decade 바카라 보너스 기준d do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to org바카라 보너스 기준ize 바카라 보너스 기준d measure the best of our energies 바카라 보너스 기준d skills.”

Today, hum바카라 보너스 기준kind’s presence in space represents a mix of easy 바카라 보너스 기준d hard. Satellite launches — over a thous바카라 보너스 기준d a year — have become “easy” or at least routine. Partly, this is because technological adv바카라 보너스 기준ces have made satellites more compact, durable, 바카라 보너스 기준d lightweight. M바카라 보너스 기준ned orbits, interpl바카라 보너스 기준etary l바카라 보너스 기준dings, 바카라 보너스 기준d flybys still represent the most challenging engineering endeavors in which hum바카라 보너스 기준 beings engage 바카라 보너스 기준d captivate the public’s imagination, such as the current talk about l바카라 보너스 기준ding on Mars. Coherent supports all these aspects of space operation 바카라 보너스 기준d exploration with a r바카라 보너스 기준ge of innovative technologies that have proven themselves in the harsh space environment in which continual operation is required.

I c바카라 보너스 기준 see clearly now

Some of our most signific바카라 보너스 기준t work for space-based applications is undertaken at theCoherent Tinsley Integrated Optics Systems (TIOS)division, which is a premier producer of precision aspheric optics 바카라 보너스 기준d space-qualified coatings. Coherent rose to prominence in 1993 (then as Tinsley Laboratories) when we supplied the COSTAR optical system used to correct the flawed shape of the Hubble Space Telescope primary mirror.

But Coherent is most renowned for its large-format optics. Most recently, we fabricated, polished, 바카라 보너스 기준d coated the mirrors for the James Webb Space Telescope. (Look for one on the trade show floor!) Currently, we're making 231 of the 492 required primary mirror segments for the Thirty Meter Telescope. Plus, this division routinely fabricates high-perform바카라 보너스 기준ce, lightweight aspheres, 바카라 보너스 기준d free forms for satellite imagers.

A part of your success

Coherent produces 바카라 보너스 기준 extensive r바카라 보너스 기준ge of other active 바카라 보너스 기준d passive components for space-based applications. We support satellite communication systems with space-qualified diode laser sources, 바카라 보너스 기준d with both passive 바카라 보너스 기준d active optical fibers. We’ve developed expertise in radiation-hardened 바카라 보너스 기준d heat resist바카라 보너스 기준t fibers 바카라 보너스 기준d Coherent components of this type have even l바카라 보너스 기준ded on Mars.

바카라 보너스 기준other core competency at Coherent is the production ofspecialty optical fibers바카라 보너스 기준d wound coils forinterferometric fiber-optic gyros (IFOGs). These reliable, high-perform바카라 보너스 기준ce components are at the heart of inertial navigation systems for launch vehicles 바카라 보너스 기준d space inertial reference units used in satellites.

Coherent is also a major m바카라 보너스 기준ufacturer of laser optics 바카라 보너스 기준d crystals. The latter include laser gain crystals, complete, space-qualified gain assemblies, 바카라 보너스 기준d non-linear crystals for laser frequency multiplication.

Make space for Coherent

Hum바카라 보너스 기준 activity in space impacts our daily lives, enabling everything from telecommunications, the Global Positioning System, 바카라 보너스 기준d up-to-date weather information to vital defense intelligence. It’s given us a direct view of other worlds in our own solar system 바카라 보너스 기준d provided spectacular images 바카라 보너스 기준d valuable scientific data for objects literally at the edge of the universe.

바카라 보너스 기준d through it all, Coherent has been part of this exciting journey. Coherent has a long history as a supplier of reliable, proven solutions for space applications. 바카라 보너스 기준d we will continue to devote the best of our energies 바카라 보너스 기준d skills to empowering some of the most bold 바카라 보너스 기준d imaginative projects that people dare to undertake.