Comparison of Divergence Measurement Techniques for Outdoor Laser Display Applications

Abstract

Since 1979, the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) has been the Navy's Technical Direction Agent (TDA) for laser safety and has provided technical assistance to Navy and Marine Corps range personnel, system developers, and system users. This report provides a comparison of methods used in measuring parameters of lasers to determine the divergence of outdoor laser systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA338731

Entities

People

  • Robert Aldrich
  • Sheldon Zimmerman

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Detectors
  • Diameters
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Safety
  • Lasers
  • Marine Corps
  • Measurement
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Optical Detectors
  • Radiation
  • Safety
  • Safety Engineering
  • Surface Warfare
  • Training
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy