Laser power beaming: An emerging technology for power transmission and propulsion in space

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2988, Issue , 1997, Pages 245-256

  Bennett, Harold E ^a  

^a Bennett Optical Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Free electron laser; Laser power beaming; Satellites; SELENE; Space utility; Telecommunications; Telescope

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRONS; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LASERS; LAUNCHING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; ORBITS; PROPULSION; PUBLIC UTILITIES; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; ROCKETS; SATELLITES; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TELESCOPES;

DIRECT TO HOMES; EARTH ORBITS; ELECTRIC POWERS; ELECTRICAL POWERS; ELECTRON LASERS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; FREE ELECTRON LASER; FUEL LOADS; GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBITS; GROUND BASED; INFRARED REGIONS; KEY ELEMENTS; LASER POWER BEAMING; LASER POWERS; LAUNCH COSTS; LOW EARTH ORBITS; MONETARY SAVINGS; MULTIPLE SATELLITES; ORBIT TRANSFERS; ROCKET PROPULSIONS; SELENE; SOLAR PANELS; SPACE UTILITY;

SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES;

EID: 0347390582     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.274388     Document Type: Conference Paper

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