DocumentCode
2861478
Title
Cs laser for homeland and national security
Author
Zhdanov, B. ; Ehrenreich, T. ; Knize, R.J.
Author_Institution
US Air Force Acad., Colorado Springs, CO
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
An efficient Cs vapor laser pumped by a diode laser has been demonstrated. This laser can be scaled to high powers and can be used for missile defense and for MANPADS protection.
Keywords
caesium; gas lasers; laser beam applications; missiles; national security; Cs; Cs vapor laser; MANPADS protection; missile defense; security; Chemical lasers; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; National security; Optical buffering; Optical pumping; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; (140.1340) Atomic gas lasers; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.5560) Pumping;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627625
Filename
4627625
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