Requirements for laser devices used in countermeasure applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5989, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Titterton, David H ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Countermeasure systems; In band techniques; Lasers; Out of band techniques; Solid state lasers

Indexed keywords

MILITARY OPERATIONS; SOLID STATE LASERS;

COUNTERMEASURE SYSTEMS; IN-BAND TECHNIQUES; LASER DEVICES;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 33644553789     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.638188     Document Type: Conference Paper

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