Development of a mid-infrared laser for study of infrared countermeasures techniques

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5615, Issue , 2004, Pages 27-38

  Bekman, H H P Th ^a   Van Den Heuvel, J C ^a   Van Putten, F J M ^a   Schleijpen, H M A ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Countermeasures; Laser; MID IR; Nd:YVO4; OPO; PPLN

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIODES; INFRARED RADIATION; JAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RESONANCE;

COUNTERMEASURES; MID-IR; ND:YVO4; OPO; PPLN;

LASERS;

EID: 17644427343     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.578214     Document Type: Conference Paper

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