First demonstration of photonic laser thruster (PLT)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7005, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Bae, Young K ^a  

^a YK Bae Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser rocket; Laser thruster; Photon propulsion; Photon rocket; Photon Tether Formation Flight; Photon thruster; Photonic Laser Propulsion; Photonic Laser Thruster; PLT; PTFF

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; LASER ABLATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASERS; PHOTONS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION;

LASER ROCKET; LASER THRUSTER; PHOTON PROPULSION; PHOTON ROCKET; PHOTON TETHER FORMATION FLIGHT; PHOTON THRUSTER; PHOTONIC LASER PROPULSION; PHOTONIC LASER THRUSTER; PLT; PTFF;

ABLATION;

EID: 50349100461     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.782595     Document Type: Conference Paper

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