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Kent Puffenberger

Lead Engineer at Fibertek Inc

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2019 Paper

51W, 1.5um, 7 WDM (25nm) channels PPM downlink Tx and 500W, 1um, uplink PPM Tx for deep space lasercom

Doruk Engin, Joe Rudd, Khoa Le, Kent Puffenberger, He Cao, Nick Sawruk, Brian Mathason, Andrew Schober, Mark Storm

Proceedings Volume 10910, 109100L (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2513801

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Optical amplifiers, Wavelength division multiplexing, Fiber amplifiers, Space operations, Astronomical imaging, Optical communications, Pulsed laser operation, Erbium, Fiber lasers

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2019 Paper

CubeSat lasercom optical terminals for near-Earth to deep space communications

Brian Mathason, Michael Albert, Doruk Engin, He Cao, Keith Petrillo, Jacob Hwang, Khoa Le, Kent Puffenberger, Slava Litvinovitch, Mark Storm, Richard Utano

Proceedings Volume 10910, 1091005 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2508047

KEYWORDS: Laser optics, Laser communications, Satellites, Optical communications, Laser development, Telecommunications, Sensors, Space operations, Satellite communications, Data communications

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SPIE Journal Paper | 9 August 2016

Development, testing, and initial space qualification of 1.5-μm, high-power (6 W), pulse-position-modulated fiber laser transmitter for deep-space laser communication

Shantanu Gupta, Doruk Engin, Dave Pachowicz, Jean-Luc Fouron, Juan Lander, Xung Dang, Slava Litvinovitch, Ti Chuang, Kent Puffenberger, Frank Kimpel, Rich Utano, Malcolm Wright

OE, Vol. 55, Issue 11, 111606, (August 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.55.11.111606

KEYWORDS: Laminated object manufacturing, Transmitters, Fiber amplifiers, Fiber lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Interfaces, Laser communications, Fiber optics, Fiber optic components, Optical communications

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Proceedings Article | 16 March 2016 Paper

Narrow linewidth UV laser transmitter for ozone DIAL remote sensing application

Ti Chuang, Joe Hansell, Tim Shuman, Tom Schum, Kent Puffenberger, Ralph Burnham

Proceedings Volume 9726, 97260H (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2209712

KEYWORDS: Sum frequency generation, Ultraviolet radiation, Ozone, Remote sensing, Optical parametric oscillators, Transmitters, Laser sources, LIDAR, Spectral resolution, Nd:YAG lasers, Nonlinear crystals, Crystals, Airborne laser technology, Near infrared, Mirrors, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2016 Paper

Development, testing, and initial space qualification of 1.5-µm, high-power (6W), pulse-position-modulated (PPM) fiber laser transmitter for deep-space laser communication

Shantanu Gupta, Doruk Engin, Dave Pachowicz, Jean-Luc Fouron, Juan Lander, Xung Dang, Slava Litvinovich, Ti Chuang, Kent Puffenberger, Frank Kimpel, Rich Utano, Malcolm Wright

Proceedings Volume 9739, 97390V (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213661

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Fiber lasers, Laser communications, Astronomical imaging, Asteroids, High power lasers, Laser development, Polarization, Diffraction, Laser sources, Laminated object manufacturing, Semiconductor lasers, Electronics, Interfaces, Optical communications, Fiber optic components, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2015 Paper

Single frequency and wavelength stabilized near infrared laser source for water vapor DIAL remote sensing application

Ti Chuang, Brooke Walters, Tim Shuman, Andrew Losee, Tom Schum, Kent Puffenberger, Ralph Burnham

Proceedings Volume 9342, 93420J (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2077283

KEYWORDS: Optical parametric oscillators, Transmitters, Laser stabilization, Absorption, Near infrared, Laser systems engineering, Laser sources, Oscillators, Airborne laser technology, Resonators

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Proceedings Article | 9 June 2014 Paper

Highly reliable and efficient 1.5um-fiber-MOPA-based, high-power laser transmitter for space communication

Doruk Engin, Slava Litvinovitch, Frank Kimpel, Kent Puffenberger, Xung Dang, Jean-Luc Fouron, Nigel Martin, Mark Storm, Shantanu Gupta, Rich Utano

Proceedings Volume 9081, 90810G (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2050496

KEYWORDS: Laminated object manufacturing, Transmitters, Laser optics, Fiber lasers, High power lasers, Laser development, Astronomical imaging, Optical amplifiers, Interfaces, Optical communications

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2013 Paper

Fiber laser systems for space lasercom and remote sensing

Shantanu Gupta, Doruk Engin, Kent Puffenberger, Slava Litvinovich, Frank Kimpel, Rich Utano

Proceedings Volume 8876, 88760E (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2025888

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Transmitters, Laser applications, Laser systems engineering, Space operations, Fiber optics, Semiconductor lasers, Remote sensing, Failure analysis, Modulation

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