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 Corp., Sylmar
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 :
distance measurement; electronic countermeasures; military equipment; national security; semiconductor lasers; weapons; biochemical agent detection; defense; directed energy weapons; electronic countermeasures; high brightness semiconductor lasers; homeland security; rangefinding; Brightness; Diode lasers; Laser radar; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor lasers; Terrorism; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453736
