Dr. Victor H. Hasson Profile

Dr. Victor H. Hasson

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Publications (29)

Proceedings Article | 11 April 2024 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Optical pumping for high-power ultrashort LWIR gas lasers

Yu-hsin Chen, Victor Hasson, Daniel Gordon, Martin Richardson

Proceedings Volume 12939, 129390G (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3012593

KEYWORDS: Picosecond lasers, Femtosecond lasers, Raman scattering, Mid infrared, Ultrafast lasers, Carbon dioxide lasers, Optical pumping, Carbon dioxide, NOx, Long wavelength infrared, Gas lasers, Absorption, Carbon monoxide, Molecules, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 7 June 2016 Paper

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Advanced concepts for high-power short-pulse CO2 laser development

Daniel Gordon, Victor Hasson, Hubertus von Bergmann, Yu-hsin Chen, A. Schmitt-Sody, Joseph Penano

Proceedings Volume 9835, 98350Z (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2223835

KEYWORDS: Carbon dioxide lasers, Picosecond phenomena, Resonators, Laser development, Analytical research, Carbon dioxide, Amplifiers, Pulsed laser operation, Solid state lasers, Optical amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 23 March 2005 Paper

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A compact Nd:YAG DPSSL using diamond-cooled technology

Hsian Chou, Yu-Lin Wang, Victor Hasson, Daniel Trainor

Proceedings Volume 5777, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.611026

KEYWORDS: Diamond, Nd:YAG lasers, Crystals, Semiconductor lasers, Thermal effects, Solid state lasers, Optical amplifiers, Diode pumped solid state lasers, Laser resonators, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2004 Paper

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Launching of microsatellites using ground-based high-power pulsed lasers (Plenary Paper)

Victor Hasson, Franklin Mead, C. Larson, Hsian Chou

Proceedings Volume 5448, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.548428

KEYWORDS: Carbon monoxide, Gas lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Laser propulsion, Transmitters, High power lasers, Acoustics, Laser applications, Oscillators, Helium

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2004 Paper

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Some results of a study of the effectiveness and cost of a laser-powered lightcraft vehicle system

David Froning, Leon McKinney, Franklin Mead, C. Larson, Alan Pike, Victor Hasson

Proceedings Volume 5448, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.547321

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Laser systems engineering, Laser applications, Laser propulsion, Gas lasers, Rockets, High power lasers, Solid state lasers, Laser development, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2004 Paper

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Compact and efficient DPSS laser using diamond-cooled technology

Hsian Chou, Yu-Lin Wang, Victor Hasson

Proceedings Volume 5448, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.548427

KEYWORDS: Diamond, Nd:YAG lasers, Oscillators, Diode pumped solid state lasers, Solid state lasers, Optical amplifiers, Laser applications, Laser resonators, Resonators, Diodes

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2004 Paper

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High-speed multiple object passive and active electro-optical tracking

Jack Daugherty, Paul Fairchild, Victor Hasson, Howard Hyman, Daniel Leslie

Proceedings Volume 5412, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.564921

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Target detection, Cameras, Electro optics, Signal to noise ratio, Mid-IR, Rockets, Artillery, Surveillance, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 10 November 2003 Paper

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Review of design concepts and diagnostics for 100-KW-class repetitively pulsed CO2 lasers

Victor Hasson

Proceedings Volume 5120, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.515852

KEYWORDS: Carbon dioxide lasers, Ionization, Carbon dioxide, Gas lasers, Carbon monoxide, Diagnostics, Pulsed laser operation, Acoustics, Molecules, Helium

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2002 Paper

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Review of concepts for fielding 100-KW-class repetitively pulsed CO2 lasers

Victor Hasson

Proceedings Volume 4760, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482118

KEYWORDS: Carbon dioxide lasers, Ionization, Carbon dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Gas lasers, Acoustics, Molecules, Helium, Electrodes, Oxygen

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2002 Paper

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Comparison of performance capabilities of spread spectrum coherent and direct detection CO2 DIAL systems and associated hardware fielding implications

Victor Hasson, Gordon Dryden

Proceedings Volume 4723, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.476408

KEYWORDS: Heterodyning, Sensors, LIDAR, Transmitters, Telescopes, Quantum efficiency, Mode locking, Speckle, Absorption, Objectives

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Proceedings Article | 29 January 2002 Paper

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Passive ranging through the Earth's atmosphere

Victor Hasson, Christopher Dupuis

Proceedings Volume 4538, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454416

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Ranging, Spectral resolution, Oxygen, Signal attenuation, Earth's atmosphere, Sensors, Radar, Photons, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 29 January 2002 Paper

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Comparison of performance capabilities of spread spectrum coherent and direct detection CO2 DIAL systems

Victor Hasson, Mark Kovacs

Proceedings Volume 4538, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454417

KEYWORDS: Remote sensing, Absorption, Receivers, Sensors, LIDAR, Signal attenuation, Carbon dioxide, Mode locking, Imaging systems, Heterodyning

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Proceedings Article | 31 October 2000 Paper

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Use of laser radar for small space object experiments

Victor Hasson, Francis Corbett, Mark Kovacs, Michael Groden, Daniel Hogenboom, Gordon Dryden, Richard Pohle, Claude Phipps, Deborah Werling, Stanley Czyzak, John Gonglewski, Jonathan Campbell

Proceedings Volume 4091, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.405796

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Telescopes, Sensors, Space telescopes, Doppler effect, Target detection, Radar, Transmitters, Receivers, Carbon dioxide lasers

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2000 Paper

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Acquisition, tracking, and sizing of small space objects

Victor Hasson, Francis Corbett, Mark Kovacs, Michael Groden, Daniel Hogenboom, Gordon Dryden, Richard Pohle, Claude Phipps, Deborah Werling, Stanley Czyzak, John Gonglewski, Jonathan Campbell

Proceedings Volume 4065, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.407355

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, LIDAR, Sensors, Doppler effect, Space telescopes, Target detection, Radar, Transmitters, Receivers, Mode locking

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Proceedings Article | 24 April 2000 Paper

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Scaling of pulsed gas discharge lasers

Victor Hasson

Proceedings Volume 4071, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.383470

KEYWORDS: Electrodes, Ionization, Gas lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Carbon dioxide lasers, Information operations, Solids, Ultraviolet radiation, Switching, LIDAR

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Proceedings Article | 10 December 1999 Paper

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High-sensitivity DIAL measurements with spectrally coherent infrared lasers

Victor Hasson, Mark Kovacs

Proceedings Volume 3866, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.371411

KEYWORDS: Infrared lasers, Carbon dioxide lasers, Humidity, Signal detection, Mode locking, Remote sensing, Sensors, Signal attenuation, Speckle, Absorption

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The CO2 laser DIAL concept has been applied successfully to the detection of common industrial byproducts and a variety of toxins and simulants (see Figures 1 and 2). Work to date has focused almost exclusively on detection of these compounds at low concentrations and at relatively short standoff ranges. The current techniques use large optics, multimode lasers and direct detection. The large optics partially offset the reduced sensitivity of the direct detection receiver. The standoff range can be enhanced by increasing the pulse energy but will still be severely limited by the inherently high noise equivalent power (NEP) oflong wavelength infrared (LWIR) detectors. It has long been recognized that range performance can be enhanced considerably in a photon counting sense by using a fully coherent system (see Figure 3 for state-of-the-art NEP estimates for direct and coherent detectors); good speckle averaging, however, should be retained in coherent sensors to achieve high-sensitivity and this will have a profound influence on the measurement technique. Standoff ranges of 100-200 km can be achieved with high altitude platforms (ER-2 or balloons) and coherent transmit/receive (shared) 30 cm aperture systems with pulse energies of< 1 .0 Joules/pulse (J/p) and repetition rates of 30-50 Hz. A key feature of the high sensitivity measurement approach is to use the coherent mode-locked pulse burst waveform as a wide bandwidth source to provide both speckle averaging (within each pulse) and coherent detection. There is also considerable synergism between the systems required for long-range imaging laser radar and remote sensing; both sensors will use coherent CO2 lasers and similar pulse formats. The laser radar/remote sensing functions can be combined into a single sensor suite. The key functional upgrade is to incorporate tunability in the mode-locked transmitter to produce, on demand, a selection of different CO2 laser wavelengths within the 9-1 1 pm atmosphere window and thus accommodate the remote sensing capability; a matched frequency agile local oscillator is also required for the shot noise limited coherent receiver, to provide 'photon counting' capabilities at all wavelengths of interest.

Proceedings Article | 28 May 1999 Paper

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Review of recent advancements in the development of compact high-power pulsed CO2 laser radar systems

Victor Hasson

Proceedings Volume 3707, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.351371

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Transmitters, Ferroelectric LCDs, Mode locking, Carbon dioxide lasers, Oscillators, Mirrors, Modulators, Laser development, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 1998 Paper

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Interference effects on the efficiency of an intracavity Raman-Nath mode locker in a TE CO2 laser

Richard Eng, Victor Hasson, Yu-Lin Wang, Hsian Chou, Eddie Young

Proceedings Volume 3268, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308077

KEYWORDS: Mode locking, Diffraction, Mirrors, Acoustics, Acousto-optics, Germanium, Carbon dioxide lasers, Transmitters, Crystals, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 1998 Paper

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Pulse selection from a mode-locked TE CO2 laser output using a resonant acousto-optic modulator

Yu-Lin Wang, Richard Eng, Michael Groden, Hsian Chou, Victor Hasson

Proceedings Volume 3268, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308083

KEYWORDS: Modulators, Adaptive optics, Mode locking, Carbon dioxide lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Acousto-optics, Modulation, Transmitters, Transmittance, Bragg cells

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 1997 Paper

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Field Ladar Demonstration (HI-CLASS) program: a review of the phase 2 testing effort

Mark Kovacs, Gordon Dryden, Victor Hasson, Donald Ruffatto, Richard Pohle, Richard Wendt, Stanley Czyzak, Debora Mosley, Marsha Fox

Proceedings Volume 2987, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.271574

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Doppler effect, Satellite imaging, Oscillators, Ferroelectric LCDs, Receivers, Signal detection, Transmitters, Satellites, LIDAR

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 1997 Paper

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Single-mode frequency-agile 9-11 um CO2 laser local oscillator

Richard Eng, James Cunningham, Yu-Lin Wang, Victor Hasson

Proceedings Volume 2987, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.271573

KEYWORDS: Carbon dioxide lasers, LIDAR, Transmitters, Switching, Oscillators, Laser applications, Pulsed laser operation, Heterodyning, Absorption, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 10 January 1997 Paper

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Eye-safe lidar receiver using Er3+: fiber optical preamplifier

Hsian Chou, Richard Eng, F. Cook, Victor Hasson

Proceedings Volume 3000, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.263501

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Receivers, Signal to noise ratio, Avalanche photodetectors, Optical amplifiers, Transmitters, Signal detection, Sensors, Laser energy, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 26 June 1996 Paper

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Status report of an airborne CO2 transceiver for remote sensing employing direct and coherent detection

Subrata Ghoshroy, J. DiMercurio, Richard Eng, Howard Stowe, Yu-Lin Wang, Francis Corbett, Victor Hasson, Mark Kovacs, Marsha Fox, Richard Wendt

Proceedings Volume 2748, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243552

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Transceivers, Carbon dioxide lasers, Receivers, Resonators, Laser stabilization, Carbon dioxide, Oscillators, Mirrors, Remote sensing

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Proceedings Article | 26 June 1996 Paper

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Field ladar demonstration (FLD) system, algorithms, and Phase I/Phase II test results

Mark Kovacs, Subrata Ghoshroy, Victor Hasson, Richard Pohle, Francis Corbett, Gordon Dryden, Donald Ruffatto, Stanley Czyzak, Richard Wendt

Proceedings Volume 2748, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243563

KEYWORDS: Signal detection, Satellites, Transmitters, Receivers, Imaging systems, Signal processing, LIDAR, Doppler effect, Oscillators, Satellite imaging

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Proceedings Article | 26 June 1996 Paper

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Overview of the field ladar demonstration program developing high-resolution imaging and remote sensing

Victor Hasson, Richard Wendt, Stanley Czyzak

Proceedings Volume 2748, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243561

KEYWORDS: Laser systems engineering, Remote sensing, Receivers, Doppler effect, Transmitters, Radar, LIDAR, Oscillators, Sensors, Ferroelectric LCDs

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Proceedings Article | 29 March 1996 Paper

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Raman-Nath regime deep-modulation operation of a CO2 laser mode locker

Richard Eng, Yu-Lin Wang, Hsian Chou, Victor Hasson

Proceedings Volume 2702, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.236866

KEYWORDS: Mode locking, Modulators, Germanium, Adaptive optics, Acousto-optics, Modulation, Crystals, Acoustics, Transmittance, Resonators

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Proceedings Article | 29 March 1996 Paper

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Advanced face-cooled acousto-optic modulator in a high-power, high-fidelity CO2 laser transmitter

Hsian Chou, Richard Eng, Victor Hasson, Francisco Faria-e-Maia, Yu-Lin Wang

Proceedings Volume 2702, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.236907

KEYWORDS: Mode locking, Germanium, Crystals, Oscillators, Mirrors, Bragg cells, Carbon dioxide lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Adaptive optics, Resonators

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Proceedings Article | 29 March 1996 Paper

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Extending spectral coverage of gas lasers using EO and AO modulators: spectral purity issues

Richard Eng, Victor Hasson, Benjamin Willman, Francis Corbett, Michael Trainor, Manhar Shah

Proceedings Volume 2702, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.236867

KEYWORDS: Modulators, Acousto-optics, Transducers, Acoustics, LIDAR, Absorption, Germanium, Crystals, Single sideband modulation, Oscillators

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Proceedings Article | 29 March 1996 Paper

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Phase 1 high-performance CO2 ladar surveillance sensor description and test results

Mark Kovacs, Subrata Ghoshroy, Victor Hasson, Richard Pohle, Donald Ruffatto, Stanley Czyzak, Richard Wendt

Proceedings Volume 2702, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.236905

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Heterodyning, Oscillators, Doppler effect, LIDAR, Signal detection, Receivers, Imaging systems, Transmitters, Satellites

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Conference Committee Involvement (6)

High-Power Laser Ablation VIII

26 February 2024 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

High-Power Laser Ablation VII

20 April 2008 | Taos, New Mexico, United States

High-Power Laser Ablation VI

7 May 2006 | Taos, NM, United States

Laser Radar Technology and Applications IX

14 April 2004 | Orlando, Florida, United States

3-D Laser Radar

13 April 2004 | Orlando, Florida, United States

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