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Military Laser Technology and Systems.

This new resource provides an insight into the physical principles of the device technology that underpins many laser-based military systems in one form or another. From this knowledge a deeper understanding of the fundamental requirements and the potential performance, as well as limitations of suc...

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Clasificación:	Libro Electrónico
Autor principal:	Titterton, D. H. (David H.)
Formato:	Electrónico eBook
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	Norwood Artech House, 2015.
Colección:	Artech House applied photonics series.
Temas:	Weapons systems. Lasers > Military applications. Laser weapons. Systèmes d'armes. Lasers > Applications militaires. Armes lasers. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mechanical. Laser weapons Lasers > Military applications Weapons systems
Acceso en línea:	Texto completo

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Intro
Military Laser Technology and Systems
Contents
Preface
Part I Fundamentals
Chapter 1 Military Laser Technology and Systems
Chapter 2 Laser Action, Components and Definition of Terms
Chapter 3 Laser Devices for Military Applications
Chapter 4 Beam-Director Technology
Chapter 5 Laser-Beam Propagation
Chapter 6 Radiometry, Testing and Evaluation of Laser Systems
Part II Military Systems
Chapter 7 Laser Directed-Energy-Weapon Systems
Chapter 8 Laser-Based Electro-Optical Countermeasures
Chapter 9 Laser Directed-Infrared Countermeasures (Laser Jammers)
Chapter 10 Laser Range Finders
Chapter 11 Laser-Based Targeting
Chapter 12 Laser Designation, Guidance and Fuzing
Chapter 13 Laser-Based Remote Sensing
Chapter 14 Free-Space Optical Communication Networks
Chapter 15 Navigation Sensors
Chapter 16 Other Emerging Military Applications
Part III Safe Use, Education, and Training
Chapter 17 Safe Use of Lasers and Legislation
Chapter 18 Education and Training
Appendix A The Development of Infrared Threat-Seeker Technology
Appendix B Jammer Development
Appendix C Missile-Warning System Technology
Appendix D Rules of Thumb and Guidelines
Acronyms
Glossary
About the Author
Index
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Laser Development
1.3 Laser Systems Development
1.4 Aim of the Book
References
Selected Bibliography
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Laser Classification
2.3 Laser Action and Stimulated Emission
2.4 Oscillators and Amplifiers
2.5 Beam Generation and Its Control
2.6 Other Laser Components
2.7 Direct and Indirect Wavelength Generation
2.8 Performance Characteristic Terms and Parameters
2.9 Summary
Selected Bibliography
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Military Laser-System Considerations.
3.3 Laser-System Specifications and Requirements Definition
3.4 Solid-State Lasers
3.5 Fibre Lasers
3.6 Disk Lasers
3.7 Vibronic Lasers
3.8 Liquid-Phase Lasers
3.9 Gas-Phase Lasers
3.10 Semiconductor Lasers
3.11 Free-Electron Laser
3.12 Cryogenic Lasers
3.13 Cannon Lasers
3.14 Super-Continuum Lasers
3.15 Waveguide Lasers
3.16 Laser Performance Summary
3.17 Summary
Selected Bibliography
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Design Considerations for Beam Directors
4.3 Generic Beam-Director/Pointer System for Directed-Energy Systems
4.4 Threat-Alerting System
4.5 Target-Tracking Subsystem
4.6 Pointing Element
4.7 Target Sight-Line Stabilisation
4.8 System Processor
4.9 Other Functions
4.10 Video Processor
4.11 Power Supply
4.12 Environmental Cover
4.13 Laser-Integration Requirements
4.14 Generic Beam-Director System for Laser-Based Sensing Systems
4.15 Advanced Beam-Steering Techniques
4.16 Summary
Selected Bibliography
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Earth's Atmosphere
5.4 Atmospheric Transmission
5.5 Models for Prediction of Transmission
5.6 Turbulence
5.7 Thermal Blooming
5.8 Ionisation
5.9 Nonlinear Propagation (Filaments)
5.10 Beam Propagation Through Wakes and Plumes
5.11 Aero-Optical Effects
Selected Bibliography
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Radiometry
6.3 System Considerations for Testing and Evaluation
6.4 Approaches to Testing and Evaluation
6.5 Summary
Selected Bibliography
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Historical Development
7.3 Military Utility
7.4 Summary of Potential Applications
7.5 Benefits of Laser Technology for Novel Systems
7.6 Laser-Beam Target-Interaction Effects
7.7 In-Band Damage Route
7.8 Out-of-Band Damage Route
7.10 Basic Laser-Requirement Characteristics of In-Band Novel Weapon Systems.
7.11 Basic Laser Characteristics for Out-of-Band Laser-Weapon Systems
7.12 Summary of Laser Requirements for Laser-Weapon Systems
7.13 Target Engagement
7.14 Laser-Weapon Subsystem Definition and Operation
7.15 Beam Control
7.16 Potential Laser Technology for an In-Band Novel Weapon System
7.18 Tactical High-Power Laser-Weapon Mass and Volume Estimates
7.19 Tactical Laser-Weapon-System Considerations
7.20 Beam-Director Technology
7.22 System Processor
7.24 Concept of Operation
7.26 Myths
7.27 Summary
Selected Bibliography
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Military Utility
8.3 System Operation
8.4 Defeat Mechanism
8.5 Pros and Cons of Laser-Based Dazzle Systems
8.6 System-Configuration Options
8.7 Subsystem Description and Functions
8.8 Target Cue
8.10 Summary of Laser-Source Requirements
8.11 Beam Director
8.14 Target Tracking and Stabilisation
8.15 Future Requirements
8.16 Summary
Selected Bibliography
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Military Utility
9.4 Open- and Closed-Loop Infrared-Countermeasure Systems
9.6 Summary
Selected Bibliography
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Historical Development
10.3 Military Utility
10.4 System Operation
10.5 Laser-Performance Requirements
10.6 Subsystem Description and Function
10.8 Future Requirements
10.9 Summary
Selected Bibliography
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Laser Targeting: Burst Illumination/Active Imaging
11.3 Active Spectral Imaging
Selected Bibliography
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Laser Designation
12.3 Laser Beam-Rider Guidance
12.4 Laser Fuzing
Selected Bibliography
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Introduction to Laser-Radar Systems
13.3 Historical Development
13.4 Military Utility
13.5 Basic Operation of a Laser-Radar System
13.6 Laser-Radar Subsystem Components.
13.7 A Simple (Flash) Laser-Radar System
13.8 Dimensions of Laser-Radar Systems
13.9 Automatic Target Recognition
13.10 Laser-Radar Seeker
13.11 Bathymetry and Topographical Mapping
13.12 Obstacle Avoidance
13.13 Vibrometry
13.14 Acousto-Optic Mine Detection
13.15 Remote Detection of Hazardous Substances
13.16 Evolving Remote-Detection Techniques
13.17 Noncooperative Identification or Identification Friend or Foe
13.19 Summary
Selected Bibliography
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Basic Principles of Communications
14.3 Free-Space Laser-Based Communications
14.4 Short-Range Optical Communication System
14.5 Retro-Reflective Optical Communications
14.6 Quantum Cryptography
14.7 Summary
Selected Bibliography
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Historical Development
15.3 Military Utility
15.4 Fundamental Principles
15.5 Ring-Laser Gyroscope
15.6 Fibre-Optic Gyroscope
15.7 Integrated Fibre-Optic Gyroscope
15.8 Other Optical Sensors
15.9 Applications
15.10 Summary
Selected Bibliography
16.1 Laser Decoys
16.2 Direct-Fire Simulation
16.3 Search and Rescue
16.4 Illumination Aid
16.7 Laser Propulsion
16.8 Optical Air-Data Systems
16.9 Guided Bullets
16.10 Mine Detection
16.11 Laser Hydrophone
16.12 Summary of Novel Applications
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Effective Laser Safety
17.3 Hazard Classification of Lasers
17.4 Maximum Permissible Exposure
17.5 Laser-Safety Officer
17.6 Visiting/Host Nation Interactions
17.7 Potential Hazards to Personnel
17.8 Hazards to Skin
17.9 Other Potential Hazards Presented by Lasers (Nonbeam Hazards)
17.10 Summary of Potential Hazards Presented by High-Power Laser Beams
17.11 Common Causes of Laser Incidents
17.12 Laser-Safety Training
17.13 Laser Safety in Practice
17.14 Laboratory Testing.
17.15 Safe-Operating Guidelines/Procedures
17.16 Field Testing and Trial Planning
17.17 Planning of Trials
17.18 Range Laser-Safety Officer
17.19 Range-Safety Officer
17.20 Flight Trials
17.21 Some Additional Safety Thoughts
17.22 Summary
Selected Bibliography
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Doctrine and Concepts
18.3 Training
18.4 Synthetic Environments
18.5 Role of Education
18.6 Training Design
18.7 Equipment Training
18.8 Simulated Training
18.9 Laser-Safety Training
18.10 Equipment for Training
18.11 Summary
Selected Bibliography
A.1 Introduction
A.2 Generic Optical Seeker
A.3 Target-Tracking Techniques
A.4 Impact of Seeker-Technology Developments
A.6 Summary
B.1 Introduction
B.2 Development of Jammer Techniques
B.3 Incoherent Sources for Infrared Jamming
B.4 Coherent Sources for Infrared Jamming
B.5 Summary
C.1 Introduction
C.2 Ultraviolet Missile-Warning System
C.3 Infrared Missile-Warning System
C.4 Two-Colour Missile-Warning Systems
C.5 Summary
D.1 Laser-Directed Energy-Applications
D.2 Lasers, Optics and Testing
D.3 Scattering and Propagation
D.4 Systems
D.5 Pointing and Tracking
Selected Bibliography
1.5.1 Part I: Lasers and Fundamentals
1.5.3 Part III: Safe Use, Education, and Training
2.3.1 Gain Medium, Pumping and Population Inversion
2.3.2 Laser Transitions
2.3.3 Laser Modes
2.3.4 Near- and Far-Field Beam Profiles
2.5.1 Q-Switching
2.5.2 Cavity Dumping
2.5.4 Gain Switching
2.6.1 Mirrors
2.6.3 Windows
2.7.1 Optical Parametric Processes
2.7.2 Optical Parametric Oscillators
2.7.3 Phase Matching
2.7.4 Quasi Phase Matching
2.7.5 Harmonic Generation
2.7.6 Raman Conversion
2.7.7 Sum and Difference Frequency Mixing
2.8.1 Beam Quality and Divergence
2.8.2 Power.
2.8.5 Time to Full Brightness.

Military Laser Technology and Systems.

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