CVC SiC Mirrors for High Energy Laser Applications (Preprint)

Abstract

A series of lightweighted CVC SiC mirror structures were evaluated for characteristic frequency. The lightest structure considered (area density = 4.7 kg/m2) had a first harmonic mode >3500 Hz. Under a thermal load of 100W m-2, the surface distortion was less than 1/10.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 29, 2005
Accession Number
ADA469391

Entities

People

  • Colby A. Foss Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Distortion
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Combs
  • High Energy
  • High Energy Lasers
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Spectroscopy
  • Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy