Songsheng Chen received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Southeast University (Nanjing Institute of Technology) in 1982 and 1988, respectively. He then received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from Colorado University in 1995 and 1999. He currently works as an Aerospace Technologist (AST) in the Laser Remote Sensing Branch (LRSB) at NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton VA. Dr. Chen has over 10 years of teaching experience at the Southeast University in China and over 30 years of professional experience in research and development of gas, solid-state and fiber lasers, nonlinear optics, laser fiber communications, and laser remote sensing/LIDAR.
Some specific research projects include: High-pulse-energy Nd:YAG laser amplifiers at 1.0 micron for a space-borne direct-detection wind LIDARs; Pulsed at 2.0 micron and Continuous Wave (CW) at 1.5 micron CO2 laser LIDAR modeling and development; High-pulse-energy Tm:Ho:LLF / Tm:Ho:YLF lasers and amplifiers at 2.0 micron for airborne and space-borne coherent wind LIDARs; Development of space-qualified heritage laser for space LIDAR applications; and Integration of optical fiber communication systems.
He as appeared as author or co-author on multiple scientific papers, and participated in technical presentations at national and international conferences. Some of his journals include: “130 mJ, 10 Hz, Q-Switched Diode-Pumped Ho:Tm:LuLF Laser Oscillator at 2.05 Microns”, “One-Joule Double-pulsed Ho:Tm:LuLF Master-Oscillator-Power-Amplifier (MOPA)”, and “Joule Level Double-Pulsed Ho:Tm:LuLF Master-Oscillator-Power-Amplifier (MOPA) for Potential Space Borne LIDAR Applications”.
Contact Information:
NASA Langley Research Center
5 North Dryden Street
Building 1202, Room 229A, MS 468
Hampton, VA 23681-2199
phone: (757) 864-1105
fax: (757) 864-8828
email: songshen.chen-1@nasa.gov