Propagation of High-Energy Laser Beam in the Atmosphere

Abstract

Atmospheric turbulence can affect the propagation of laser beams of any power. Thermal blooming, a nonlinear propagation process, can seriously degrade high-energy beams. These two processes are reviewed in detail, with emphasis on parametric effects such as aperture size wavelength, and focal distance. Included in the discussion are such new topics as supersonic slewing and stagnation zone problems. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0781763

Entities

People

  • Charles B. Hogge

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Diffraction
  • Distortion
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • High Energy Lasers
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Power Spectra
  • Radiation
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Spectra
  • Steady State
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flight