Shared Aperture Breadboard Test System (SABTS) Laser Support.

Abstract

Deuterium Fluoride (DF) High Energy Laser (HEL) support was provided for testing aperture sharing optical elements in the HEL beam using the Shared Aperture Breadboard Test System (SABTS). The TRW Baseline Demonstration Laser (BDL) HEL facility was modified for SABTS, and laser support was provided for survivability tests of coatings and performance tests of dichroic beam splitters. As an add-on experiment, HEL survivability and performance tests of microwave windows and missile guidance heads were also supported. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA068495

Entities

People

  • J. L. Schmidt
  • J. T. Sings
  • T. V. Roszhart
  • W. P. Ball

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Cameras
  • Control Systems
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Fluid Flow
  • Government Procurement
  • Heat Capacity
  • Instrumentation
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Test Facilities
  • Water Flow
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Software Engineering
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy