Directed Energy Research

Abstract

Through FY 2018, the Directed Energy Research project funded the laboratory development of two high energy laser technologies, the Diode Pumped Alkali Laser (DPAL) with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)and the Fiber Combined Laser (FCL) with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (MIT/LL). These laser technologies have considerable promise for scaling to very high average power while simultaneously achieving high system electrical-to-optical efficiencies, exceeding 40 percent, and very low system weight and volume.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: MD69_0603178C_3_0400_PB_2020

Tags

Fields of Study

• Physics

Readers

• Missile Defense Systems.
• Optical Physics and Photonics.
• Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

• Directed Energy
• Directed Energy - Lasers