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DIRECTED ENERGY
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY
Laser System Technology Conference |
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14 April 2004 |
Orlando, Florida | |
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Laser systems are an emerging growth area within the defense community, with programs such
as Airborne Laser and the Tactical High Energy Laser enjoying growing attention. These classes
of systems that propagate laser radiation through the atmosphere, or through space, bring together
several technologies. This conference pulled together unique sensing and control technologies
currently being investigated for future airborne, ground, or spaceborne laser systems. Presentations
included the results of theoretical investigations, laboratory scale experiments, and field
experiments and testing.
This conference was held in conjunction with the
SPIE - Defense and Security Symposium
Both conferences had the same technical
scope with the SPIE Laser Systems Technology conference involving
publicly-released information, and the DEPS Laser Systems Technology conference including
limited-distribution information that could not be presented at the SPIE conference.
Conference Highlights
- Limited distribution technical presentations
- Proceedings, available after the conference
- SPIE co-located conferences
- Beam Control Short Course
Overview Agenda
| Monday, 12 April |
| 0800-1700 |
Beam Control Short Course |
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| Tuesday, 13 April |
| 0800-1700 |
SPIE Laser Systems Technology Conference |
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| Wednesday, 14 April |
| 0700 - 1700 |
DEPS Laser System Technology Conference
registration desk open
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| 0800 |
Session I. Laser Source Technology |
| 0830 |
"The Alpha Program,"
Geopfarth, R. and Wacks, M., Northrop Grumman Space Technologies |
| 0915 |
"High Energy HF/DF Laser Beam Correction:
History and Issues," Johannsen, D. and Ryan, L., The Aerospace Corporation |
| 1030 |
"Alpha Cylindrical Chemical Laser Megahertz
Intensity/Tilt Measurements," Guthals, D., Boeing |
| 1115 |
"SBL/HEL Beam Control Performance
Modeling," Carbon, M., Boeing |
| 1300 |
Session II. Optics and Laser Beam Control |
| 1300 |
"Airborne Laser Large Optics: Progress
and Achievements," Mayo, J., Northrop Grumman |
| 1345 |
"The Optical Control Architecture
for the ATL-ACTD," Kelchner, B., Boeing - SVS |
| 1430 |
"The Air Force Relay Mirror
Technology Program," Washburn, D., and Kraushaar, M., Air Force Research Laboratory |
| 1530 |
"Design, Control, and Prognostic
of a Laser Pointing System," Jamshidi, M., Air Force Research Laboratory |
| 1600 |
"Laser Beam Uplink Jitter and Boresight
Estimation for a Point Source Target," Stribling, B., Air Force Research Laboratory |
| 1645 |
"Active Track Optical Cross Section
Measurements in the Presence of Local Tilt," Riker, J., Air Force Research Laboratory |
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| Friday, 16 April |
| 1700 |
SPIE Defense and Security Symposium concludes
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Conference Committee
William Thompson, Chair
Richard Brunson, Co-Chair
Kenneth Billman
Mark Crews
Frank Eaton
David Fried
Lee Gutheinz
Charles Higgs
Paul Merritt
William Otto
James Riker
Glenn Tyler
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