Mr. Paul R. Stysley Profile

Paul R. Stysley

Laser Engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

Publications (13)

Proceedings Article | 12 March 2024 Presentation + Paper

Performance of the dragonfly mass spectrometer (DraMS) programmable UV laser source engineering test unit (ETU)

Matthew Mullin, D. Barry Coyle, Paul Stysley, Melissa Trainer, Michael Hersh, Bryan James, Erich Frese, Timothy Petry, Amandeep Kaur, William Halaburda, Draisy Friedman, Guruthisvaran Ramu, Kristen Washington, W. Joe Thomes, Eric Lyness, Juan Lander, M. Akif Ersahin, Pete Mule, Sandra Irish, Daniel Bae, Peter Barfknecht, Kevin Smith, Marc Matyseck, Jackie Bartel, Keith Kienzle, Laurie Seide, Richard Chuska, Christian Zincke, Raymond Disilvestre

Proceedings Volume 12864, 1286409 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3009989

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Semiconductor lasers, Laser energy, Pulsed laser operation, Laser optics, Equipment, Vibration, Spectroscopy, Laser development, Laser systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 12 March 2024 Presentation + Paper

Mission status, on-orbit performance, and lessons learned of the global ecosystem dynamics investigation (GEDI) lidar laser transmitters

D. Barry Coyle, Paul Stysley, Demetrios Poulios, Erich Frese, Furqan Chiragh

Proceedings Volume 12864, 1286407 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3003703

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Semiconductor lasers, LIDAR, Equipment, Transmitters, Q switched lasers, Design, Pulse signals, Laser resonators, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

Technology development of a solid state 266 nm laser for NASA’s Dragonfly mission

Matthew Mullin, D. Barry Coyle, Paul Stysley, Melissa Trainer, Michael Hersh, Bryan James, Erich Frese, Guruthisvaran Ramu, Kristen Washington, W. Joe Thomes, Eric Lyness, Juan Lander, M. Akif Ersahin, Pete Mule, Daniel Bae, Peter Barfknecht, Kevin Smith, Marc Matyseck, Timothy Petry, Amandeep Kaur, William Halaburda, Jackie Bartel, Keith Kienzle, Alejandro Rodriguez Perez, Jean-Marie Lauenstein, Richard Chuska

Proceedings Volume 12399, 123990E (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2650805

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Ultraviolet radiation, Vibration, UV optics, Atmospheric optics, Laser optics, Spectroscopy, Laser radiation, Equipment, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 2 December 2022 Poster + Presentation + Paper

Damage threshold testing of UV optics under a Titan environment for NASA’s Dragonfly mission

Paul Stysley, D. Barry Coyle, Matthew Mullin, Jordan Rabinowitz, Melissa Trainer

Proceedings Volume 12300, 123000M (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2642897

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Optical testing, UV optics, Spectroscopy, Pulsed laser operation, Contamination, Laser optics

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2022 Presentation + Paper

Development of a programmable UV laser source for the Dragonfly Mass Spectrometer (DraMS)

D. Barry Coyle, Matthew Mullin, Paul Stysley, Michael Hersh, Bryan James, Melissa Trainer

Proceedings Volume 12201, 1220109 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2644728

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Pulsed laser operation, Laser development, Spectroscopy, Semiconductor lasers, Statistical analysis, Space operations, Nd:YAG lasers, Mass spectrometry, Ions

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Lidar laser transmitter

D. Barry Coyle, Paul Stysley, Furqan Chirag, Erich Frese, Demetrios Poulios

Proceedings Volume 11128, 111280L (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2532122

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Laser development, Transmitters, LIDAR, Q switched lasers, Nd:YAG lasers, Earth sciences

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Proceedings Article | 10 May 2018 Presentation + Paper

A mission-enabling UV laser for mass spectrometry (UVMS) with continuously selectable output for in-situ planetary exploration

D. Barry Coyle, Demetrios Poulios, Ricardo Arevalo, Greg Clarke, Paul Stysley

Proceedings Volume 10636, 106360V (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2305223

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Ultraviolet radiation, Nd:YAG lasers, Attenuators, Output couplers, Semiconductor lasers, Ions, Diodes, Nonlinear crystals

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Proceedings Article | 10 May 2018 Presentation + Paper

Qualification of the solid state laser systems for the GEDI altimeter mission

Paul Stysley, D. Coyle, Furqan Chiragh, Erich Frese, Michael Hersh, Kevin Smith, Gordon Blalock, Peter Morey, Juan Lander, Richard Kay, Demetrios Poulios, Greg Clarke, Kristen Washington, Cindy Kirchner, Pete Mule

Proceedings Volume 10636, 106360U (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2305208

KEYWORDS: Laser systems engineering, Pulsed laser operation, Laser development, Q switched lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Q switching, Solid state lasers, Laser resonators

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Proceedings Article | 10 May 2018 Presentation + Paper

Component-level selection and qualification for the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) laser altimeter transmitter

Erich Frese, Furqan Chiragh, Robert Switzer, Aleksey Vasilyev, Joe Thomas, D. Coyle, Paul Stysley

Proceedings Volume 10636, 106360T (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2304032

KEYWORDS: Optics manufacturing, Semiconductor lasers, Nd:YAG lasers, Transmitters, Electro optics, Laser development, Laser optics, Q switched lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Optical coatings

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 2016 Paper

Laser production for NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar

Paul Stysley, D. Barry Coyle, Greg Clarke, Erich Frese, Gordon Blalock, Peter Morey, Richard Kay, Demetrios Poulios, Michael Hersh

Proceedings Volume 9832, 983207 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2239889

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, LIDAR, Nd:YAG lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Optical benches, Laser systems engineering, Semiconductor lasers, Laser optics, Diodes, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 2015 Paper

Laser transmitter development for NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar

D. Coyle, Paul Stysley, Demetrios Poulios, Greg Clarke, Richard Kay

Proceedings Volume 9612, 961208 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2191569

KEYWORDS: Laser development, Pulsed laser operation, LIDAR, Q switched lasers, Q switching, Laser resonators, Interfaces, Transmitters, Lasers, Ecosystems

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2013 Paper

Adapting a ground-based laser ranging system at NASA-GSFC for identification and tracking of orbital debris

D. Coyle, Paul Stysley, Jan McGarry, Scott Hull, Kenneth Getzandanner, Romae Young

Proceedings Volume 8731, 87310F (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2015460

KEYWORDS: Ranging, Laser systems engineering, Space operations, Optical tracking, Laser applications, Reflectors, Satellites, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2011 Paper

A hybrid fiber/solid state regenerative amplifier with tunable pulse widths for satellite laser ranging

Demetrios Poulios, D. Barry Coyle, Richard Kay, Paul Stysley

Proceedings Volume 7912, 79122B (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.875947

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Fiber amplifiers, Picosecond phenomena, Pulsed laser operation, Semiconductor lasers, Satellite laser ranging, Diodes, Thermal effects, Modulation, Laser development

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