APEX Support
Abstract
Under the APEX program, Schafer Corporation has been supporting both the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization and the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in investigating the potential of using nonlinear optical techniques as well as other advanced technologies to improve the performance and/or the system integration and operation of CW high energy lasers, specifically the HF/DF chemical laser. The goal of the APEX program is to provide a CW demonstration of beam clean up using Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS) phase conjugation and to assess its application to the Space Based Laser (SBL) program. Under the present activity, Schafer Corporation reviewed the status and progress of the activities under the APEX program and performed assessments as to the adequacy and the appropriateness of the APEX program to provide a realistic system impact for the HF/DF chemical laser systems of interest to NRL and BMDO. Specifically, we assessed the status of the SBS cell, the NACL(NAVY/ARPA Chemical Laser) laser, and the connecting optical train to perform a meaningful demonstration and to assess its impact on system performance.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA361665