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18 September 2009 Development of military lasers for optical countermeasures in the mid-IR
Andrew Sijan
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Proceedings Volume 7483, Technologies for Optical Countermeasures VI; 748304 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.835439
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2009, Berlin, Germany
Abstract
The utility of military mid-IR lasers, particularly in the area of countermeasures, is well understood and practical laser systems have been fielded which currently provide protection to a wide number of military platform types. Technical performance, efficiency and power for these lasers, has driven current production designs to utilise diode pumped solid state lasers (DPSSLs) with wavelength conversion through non-linear crystals. In this paper, we review the development of laser technologies which have potential to form the basis of the next generation of IRCM lasers, in particular, fibrepumped solid state lasers, optically pumped semiconductor lasers (OPSLs) and quantum cascade lasers (QCLs). Moreover, this review will focus on the relative merits of the technologies for engineering and productionisation of a military laser system, and address those issues most relevant for design and manufacture for the military environment. These include not only technical performance, power and efficiency, but also thermal management, mass, volume, cost and overall complexity for manufacture.
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Andrew Sijan "Development of military lasers for optical countermeasures in the mid-IR", Proc. SPIE 7483, Technologies for Optical Countermeasures VI, 748304 (18 September 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.835439
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KEYWORDS
Semiconductor lasers

Quantum cascade lasers

Laser systems engineering

Laser development

Laser applications

Mid-IR

Laser countermeasures

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