Free-electron laser power beaming to satellites at China Lake, California

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2121, Issue , 1994, Pages 182-202

  Bennett, H E ^a   Rather, John D G ^b   Montgomery, E E ^c  

^a NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^c NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; COOLING WATER; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTRONS; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GROUNDWATER; HIGH POWER LASERS; LAKES; LASER BEAMS; ORBITS; PROPULSION; SATELLITES;

BEAM CONDITIONING; DIFFRACTIVE LOSS; GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBITS; LASER POWER BEAMING; LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES; OPERATING CONDITION; PROPULSION SYSTEM; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES;

LASER MIRRORS;

EID: 79955760079     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.174181     Document Type: Conference Paper

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