A Performance Evaluation of Mini-Laser Cartridge Devices.

Abstract

The development of miniaturized laser rangefinders and laser sighting systems has evolved as a direct result of large scale integration of electronics and more recently, the integration of the laser transmitter assembly into a 'cartridge' device. This paper addresses the evaluation of the latest 'bonded cartridge' device design, presents performance data and provides a comparitive assessment with previous devices. Laser performance is discussed in terms of corrected beam divergence, beam quality and beam stability as well as energy efficiency. Although the number of devices available for examination was small (6), the improvement in beam characteristics over previous designs was readily observed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA072505

Entities

People

  • J. W. Strozyk
  • L. Wacenske

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Energy
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Heat Transfer
  • High Temperature
  • Large Scale Integration
  • Laser Rangefinding
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Pumping
  • Pumps
  • Range Finders
  • Reflectors
  • Resonators
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tin

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics