Dr. Floyd Hovis Profile

Dr. Floyd Hovis

at Fibertek, Inc.

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (28)

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 30, 2017

Stabilized diode seed laser for flight and space-based remote lidar sensing applications

Proc. SPIE. 10406, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring 2017

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, LIDAR, Laser applications, Laser development, Nd:YAG lasers, Fiber lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Laser stabilization, Diodes, Fiber coupled lasers

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 13, 2016

Three-year aging of prototype flight laser at 10 kHz and 1 ns pulses with external frequency doubler for ICESat-2 mission

Proc. SPIE. 9834, Laser Technology for Defense and Security XII

KEYWORDS: Second-harmonic generation, Contamination, Crystals, Reliability, Laser applications, Diagnostics, Control systems, Laser crystals, Laser crystals, Prototyping, Laser systems engineering

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 5, 2016

UV lifetime demonstrator for space-based applications

Proc. SPIE. 9879, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring XV

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Oscillators, LIDAR, Aerosols, Ultraviolet radiation, Laser applications, Laser applications, Laser development, Amplifiers, Clouds, Semiconductor lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Process control, Diodes, Ozone, Contamination control

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 2, 2015

UV lifetime laser demonstrator for space-based applications

Proc. SPIE. 9612, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring XV

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Oscillators, LIDAR, Ultraviolet radiation, Interfaces, Laser applications, Laser development, Semiconductor lasers, Diodes, Ozone

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 20, 2015

ICESat-2 laser technology readiness level evolution

Proc. SPIE. 9342, Solid State Lasers XXIV: Technology and Devices

KEYWORDS: Electronics, Reliability, Laser applications, Laser development, Diodes, Neodymium, Electromagnetic coupling, Laser optics, Pulsed laser operation, Laser systems engineering

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 26, 2014

Design validation for ICESat2 space-based laser transmitter

Proc. SPIE. 9218, Earth Observing Systems XIX

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Fiber amplifiers, Reliability, Laser applications, Laser development, Fourier transforms, Space telescopes, Electromagnetic coupling, Laminated object manufacturing, Near field optics

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 17, 2013

ICESat-2 laser technology development

Proc. SPIE. 8872, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring XIV

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Optical amplifiers, Oscillators, Laser applications, Laser development, Diodes, Laser damage threshold, Neodymium lasers, Hardware testing, Laser systems engineering

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 17, 2013

Development of a TRL-5 conductively-cooled 2-micron laser transmitter for coherent doppler wind lidar system

Proc. SPIE. 8872, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring XIV

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Resonators, Doppler effect, LIDAR, Laser applications, Laser development, Solid state lasers, Laser resonators, Diodes, Solid state electronics

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 17, 2013

Space certification and qualification programs for laser diode modules on the NASA ICESat-2 Mission

Proc. SPIE. 8872, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring XIV

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Statistical analysis, Reliability, Laser applications, Semiconductor lasers, Fiber couplers, Failure analysis, Commercial off the shelf technology, Fiber coupled lasers

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 17, 2013

Approach to space-qualification of the ICESat-2 laser transmitter

Proc. SPIE. 8872, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring XIV

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Optical filters, Electronics, Oscillators, LIDAR, Aerosols, Laser applications, Laser development, Distortion, Clouds

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | March 6, 2013

Space-based, multi-wavelength solid-state lasers for NASA's Cloud Aerosol Transport System for International Space Station (CATS-ISS)

Proc. SPIE. 8599, Solid State Lasers XXII: Technology and Devices

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Mirrors, Optical amplifiers, Oscillators, Laser applications, Semiconductor lasers, Computed tomography, Modes of laser operation, Laminated object manufacturing, Laser systems engineering

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | March 6, 2013

Space qualified laser transmitter for NASA's ICESat-2 mission

Proc. SPIE. 8599, Solid State Lasers XXII: Technology and Devices

KEYWORDS: Thermography, Transmitters, Tunable lasers, Optical amplifiers, Laser applications, Neodymium, Laser optics, Pulsed laser operation, Thermal modeling, Laser systems engineering

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 14, 2011

High efficiency laser designs for airborne and space-based lidar remote sensing systems

Proc. SPIE. 8159, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring XII

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Optical amplifiers, Oscillators, LIDAR, Remote sensing, Laser development, Semiconductor lasers, Diodes, Pulsed laser operation, Prototyping

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 14, 2008

Recent progress on single frequency lasers for space and high altitude aircraft applications

Proc. SPIE. 6871, Solid State Lasers XVII: Technology and Devices

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Electronics, Optical amplifiers, Oscillators, LIDAR, Laser applications, Laser development, Diodes, Signal detection, Airborne laser technology

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 26, 2007

Development of an airborne molecular direct detection Doppler lidar for tropospheric wind profiling

Proc. SPIE. 6681, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring VIII

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Holographic optical elements, Doppler effect, LIDAR, Aerosols, Receivers, Space telescopes, Signal detection, Wind measurement

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 24, 2007

Development and testing of a risk reduction high energy laser transmitter for high spectral resolution lidar and Doppler winds lidar

Proc. SPIE. 6681, Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring VIII

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Optical amplifiers, Doppler effect, LIDAR, Aerosols, Laser energy, Nd:YAG lasers, Laser scattering, Spectral resolution, Wind energy

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 3, 2007

High-efficiency UV laser for space-based wind lidar

Proc. SPIE. 6555, Sensors and Systems for Space Applications

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Electronics, Optical amplifiers, Oscillators, LIDAR, Ultraviolet radiation, Nd:YAG lasers, Control systems, Semiconductor lasers, Diodes

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 19, 2006

High energy single-mode all-solid-state, tunable UV laser transmitter

Proc. SPIE. 6214, Laser Radar Technology and Applications XI

KEYWORDS: Ferroelectric materials, Optical parametric oscillators, Optical amplifiers, Oscillators, Ultraviolet radiation, Crystals, Nd:YAG lasers, Amplifiers, Diodes, Wind energy

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 28, 2006

Qualification of the laser transmitter for the CALIPSO aerosol lidar mission

Proc. SPIE. 6100, Solid State Lasers XV: Technology and Devices

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Electronics, LIDAR, Laser development, Optical fabrication, Semiconductor lasers, Laser resonators, Optical benches, Laser optics, Prototyping

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 19, 2005

Conductively cooled lasers for space-based applications

Proc. SPIE. 5798, Spaceborne Sensors II

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Diffraction, Prisms, Optical amplifiers, Oscillators, Nd:YAG lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Head, Diodes, Beam propagation method

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | January 12, 2005

Single-frequency 355 nm source for direct detection wind lidar

Proc. SPIE. 5653, Lidar Remote Sensing for Industry and Environmental Monitoring V

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical amplifiers, Oscillators, Resonators, LIDAR, Laser development, Reflectivity, Wave plates, Transmission electron microscopy, Head

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 8, 2004

Single-frequency lasers for remote sensing

Proc. SPIE. 5332, Solid State Lasers XIII: Technology and Devices

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Oscillators, Doppler effect, LIDAR, Aerosols, Semiconductor lasers, Laser stabilization, Diodes, Laser optics, Pulsed laser operation

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 27, 1996

Contamination damage in pulsed 1-um lasers

Proc. SPIE. 2714, 27th Annual Boulder Damage Symposium: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1995

KEYWORDS: Contamination, Polymers, Laser induced damage, Silicon, Nitrogen, Laser development, Nd:YAG lasers, Oxygen, Optical damage, Laser systems engineering

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 14, 1995

Mechanisms of contamination-induced optical damage in lasers

Proc. SPIE. 2428, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1994

KEYWORDS: Contamination, Laser induced damage, Silicon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Semiconductor lasers, Scanning electron microscopy, Deposition processes, Optical damage, Absorption

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 13, 1994

Solid state dye laser

Proc. SPIE. 2288, Sol-Gel Optics III

KEYWORDS: Polymethylmethacrylate, Silica, Glasses, Luminescence, Dye lasers, Nd:YAG lasers, Solid state lasers, Sol-gels, Solid state physics, Rhodamine

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 28, 1994

Beyond perfection: the need for understanding contamination effects on real-world optics

Proc. SPIE. 2114, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1993

KEYWORDS: Contamination, Visualization, Silicon, Laser applications, Laser development, Optical coatings, Space operations, Laser optics, Optical damage, Laser systems engineering

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 28, 1994

Optical damage at the part per million level: the role of trace contamination in laser-induced optical damage

Proc. SPIE. 2114, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1993

KEYWORDS: Carbon, Contamination, Sensors, Laser induced damage, Gases, Nitrogen, Laser development, Laser optics, Optical damage, Laser systems engineering

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 1, 1991

Removal of small particles from surfaces by pulsed laser irradiation: observations and a mechanism

Proc. SPIE. 1415, Modeling and Simulation of Laser Systems II

KEYWORDS: Particles, Tungsten, Nd:YAG lasers, Laser irradiation, Epoxies, Modeling and simulation, Pulsed laser operation, Atmospheric particles, Laser systems engineering, Absorption

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