Applications and performance of high power lasers and in the battlefield |
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Authors: | Yehoshua Kalisky Ofra Kalisky |
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Affiliation: | aChemistry Division, NRCN, P.O. Box 9001, Beer-Sheva 84190, Israel;bJerusalem College of Technology, Technology Management and Marketing Department, 21 Havaad Haleumi St. P.O.B. 16031, Jerusalem 91160, Israel |
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Abstract: | This paper reviews the status and applications of a defensive weapon based on high power lasers, in the battlefield. Laser weapon is a novel concept which utilizes high power laser beam to traverse the distance into incoming objects at a speed of light, and then, destroy or disable it. Various types of lasers and configurations will be discussed in this review including gas lasers, solid state lasers, fiber lasers and the free-electron laser. We will discuss various configurations such as airborne laser (ABL), diode pumped crystals and disk lasers as well as heat-capacity lasers. Recent applications of ultrafast solid state lasers for non-lethal or low collateral damage applications will be presented. |
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Keywords: | Laser weapon Chemical lasers Solid state laser ABL Fiber lasers Disk laser |
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