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Orion low cost laser analysis
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Phipps, Claude R. |
| Copyright Year | 1996 |
| Description | We show that laser-target interaction physics demands the shortest laser pulse of which hardware is capable (but not less than 100 ps) in the ORION ground-based laser concept. We compare two leading ways to achieve such pulses - SRS/SBS cascade compression and grating compression - with the standard MOPA approach, and conclude that the first of these is most robust. However, the state of the art in laser devices will require a year or two to implement these ideas. We present a pulse format and beam footprint protocol which will solve the conflict between relativistic lookahead and beam tilt and should permit all-laser active acquisition and tracking in ORION. |
| File Size | 567561 |
| Page Count | 12 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19960047506 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2d84841x |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1996-08-14 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lasers And Masers Pulse Duration Optical Tracking Solid State Lasers Laser Target Interactions Plasma Interactions Target Acquisition Pulsed Lasers Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
