High Order Bessel Beams Integrated with Time (HOBBITs)
Abstract
The bandwidth necessary to overcome the changing atmosphere in deep turbulence is also extremely challenging to meet, requiring significant SWaP and increasing the complexity of the system. These factors would tend to drive the answer to deep turbulence propagation to a solid-state solution; yet our current technology involves different types of mechanical means. A solid-state beam control system would provide an innovative solution for the DE community. Clemson University is currently developing a transformative approach to thisproblem using multiple sets of High Order Bessel Beams Integrated with Time (HOBBITs). This DURIP will provide the capability to enable the HOBBIT research program at Clemson to develop and test a 7 beam, 1064 nm, high power (70W), laboratory prototype as a proof of concept. The technical approach for the project is to use beams with Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) or Vortex Beams. Optical vortex beams are a distinctive type of optical beam because they possess a helical phase front.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 10, 2018
- Source ID
- N000141812377
Entities
People
- Richard Watkins
Organizations
- Clemson University
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy