Atmospheric transmission windows for high energy short pulse lasers

The US Navy is exploring the feasibility of using a high energy laser weapon as a ship-borne self-defense system against sea-skimming cruise missile attacks. Since the attenuation of laser energy by the atmosphere is the highest at low altitudes and varies with frequency, the selection of appropriat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chan, Mun Kit
Other Authors: Walters, Donald L.
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/6224