The presentation covers some history on lasers, then goes on to describe the the USA Airborne Laser Testbed and its Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser (COIL). The significance of laser modes for beam propagation is explained. Fibre lasers and their applications and construction is described. The US Navy 33kW fibre laser is reported, then the Lockheed Martin 30kW and 60kW systems are described; UK Dragonfire is reported followed by the US Textron 150kW liquid laser. Some conclusions are drawn.
History
Publication status
Published
File Version
Published version
Page range
1-70
Presentation Type
lecture
Event name
SREK - IET Colloquium
Event location
Burlington Hotel, Folkestone, Kent, UK
Event type
conference
Event date
11/4/2017
Department affiliated with
Informatics Publications
Research groups affiliated with
Industrial Informatics and Signal Processing Research Group Publications