Analysis and Design of a High Power Laser Adaptive Phased Array Transmitter

Abstract

The feasibility of delivering substantial quantities of optical power to a satellite in low earth orbit from a ground based High Energy Laser (HEL) coupled to an adaptive antenna was investigated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA338975

Entities

People

  • G. E. Mevers
  • J. F. Soohoo
  • J. Winocur
  • N. A. Massie
  • W. H. Southwell

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Optics
  • Adaptive Systems
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Carbon Monoxide Lasers
  • Control Systems
  • Deformable Mirrors
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Earth Orbits
  • Energy Transfer
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Mirrors
  • Optics
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites