The magic of relay mirrors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5413, Issue , 2004, Pages 137-144

  Duff, Edward A ^a   Washburn, Donald C ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne laser (ABL); HAA RM, HAA ACTD; High altitude airship relay mirrors; Relay mirrors

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE LASERS (ABL); HAA ACTD; HIGH ALTITUDE AIRSHIP RELAY MIRRORS (HAA RM); RELAY MIRRORS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; GROUND OPERATIONS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MISSILES; ORDNANCE; SPACECRAFT; TRACKING (POSITION);

MIRRORS;

EID: 10044280558     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.567096     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. For information on the Missile Defense Agency's HAA program see: http://www.acq.osd.mil/bmdo/barbb/downloads/march2003.ppt
2. Barchers, J. D. "Optimal control of laser beams for propagation through turbulent media', J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, Vol. 19, No. 9, September 2002
3. For information on the Office of Secretary of Defense, Office of Force Transformation programs, see: http://www.oft.osd.mil and especially briefings see: http://www.oft.osd.mil/library/library.cfm?libcol=2
4. "Whither High Energy Lasers?", to appear in the Spring volume of 2004 edition of Air and Space Power Journal.