Title :
Developing high brightness semiconductor lasers for homeland security and defense applications
Author :
Rudy, P.T. ; Osowski, M.L. ; Lammert, R.M. ; Oh, S.W. ; Ocochlain, C. ; Panja, C. ; Stakelon, T. ; Ungar, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Quintessence Photonics Corporation, 15632 Roxford Street, Sylmar, CA 91342, USA
Abstract :
We present recent advances in high brightness, high power semiconductor lasers and their applications in homeland security and defense including countermeasures, bio-chemical agent detection, rangefinding, targeting, and directed energy weapons.
Keywords :
Brightness; Diode lasers; Laser radar; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor lasers; Terrorism; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431513
