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High-Power Laser Ablation V.
This paper reviews the basic concepts of laser propulsion and summarizes work done to date using a 10 kW device. The paper describes a candidate megawatt class CO 2 laser system which can be scal ed relatively near-term to multi-megawatt power levels
Publikováno v:
High-Power Laser Ablation V.
In this paper, we summarize the performance of a diamond cooled diode pumped solid state (DPSS) Nd:YAG laser developed by Textron Systems Corporation (TCS). Over 50% intrinsic extraction efficiency at 50-Watts average power, equivalent to volumetric
Publikováno v:
High-Power Laser Ablation V.
Laser-powered lightcraft systems that deliver microsatellites to low earth orbit have been studied for the Air Force Research Laboratory. One result of this study has been discovery of the significant influence of laser wavelength on the power lost d
Publikováno v:
SPIE Proceedings.
This paper reviews work done at Trex Enterprises Corporation over the past 18 years on electro-optic surveillance and tracking systems. The range of objects that can be detected and tracked cover awide range of brightness and velocities, from slower
Autor:
Victor H. Hasson
Publikováno v:
SPIE Proceedings.
This paper reviews the basic phenomena and technologies associated with design of repetitively pulsed CO2 lasers operating at power levels of ~ 100 kW and pulse repetition rates of ~ 100 Hz and includes some simple diagnostic techniques. Such systems
Autor:
Victor H. Hasson
Publikováno v:
SPIE Proceedings.
This paper reviews the basic phenomena and technologies associated with design of repetitively pulsed CO 2 lasers operating at power levels of approximately 100 kW and pulse repetition rates of approximately 100 Hz. Such systems are of potential inte
Autor:
Gordon L. Dryden, Victor H. Hasson
Publikováno v:
SPIE Proceedings.
This paper reviews the performance of a conventional direct detection CO 2 Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) system with the coherent spread spectrum approach developed, validated and patented by Textron. The analysis shows that the coherent appro
Autor:
Mark A. Kovacs, Victor H. Hasson
Publikováno v:
SPIE Proceedings.
This paper compares the performance of a conventional direct detection CO2 Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) systemwith the coherent spread spectrum approach developed and patented by Textron. The analysis shows that the coherentapproach is far su
Publikováno v:
SPIE Proceedings.
Many luminous sources provide continuous or quasi-continuous radiation at near IR and longer wavelengths. The radiation continuum serves as a source of background photons, which can be used for discrete line-of-site absorption measurements by-known a
Autor:
John D. Gonglewski, Jonathan W. Campbell, Francis J. Corbett, Stanley R. Czyzak, Victor H. Hasson, Gordon L. Dryden, Claude R. Phipps, Deborah Werling, Mark A. Kovacs, Michael Groden, Daniel O. Hogenboom, Richard H. Pohle
Publikováno v:
SPIE Proceedings.
This report briefly reviews the development, capabilities, and current status of pulsed high-power coherent CO2 laser radar systems at the Maui Space Surveillance System (MSSS), HI, for acquisition, tracking, and sizing of orbiting objects. There are