Special Edition on Non-Lethal Directed Energy Weapons and Technologies
David B. Law, Guest Editor
Introduction to Conference Proceedings of the 2015/2016 DEPS Directed Energy Systems Symposiums Non-Lethal Directed Energy
Weapons and Enabling Technologies
David B. Law ... 1-10
Solid-State Active Denial Using Gallium Nitride Technology
Ken Brown and Nick Kolias... 11-24
High-Efficiency, Millimeter-Wave Combining for Solid-State Active Denial Systems
Jean-Marc Rollin and Steven E. Huettner ... .25-36
Determining Risk of Significant Injury for Active Denial Technology Systems
Shannon Foley and Wesley Burgei ... 37-43
Compact and Multifunctional Metamaterial-Enabled Antennas
D. H. Werner, M. D. Gregory, Z. H. Jiang, S. D. Campbell, J. A. Bossard, and C. P. Scarborough ... 44-67
A Dual-Frequency, Folded-Topology, Dielectric Waveguide Lens Antenna
Randy D. Curry, Barrett Lamb, David Bryan, Justin Legarsky, Kevin A. OConnor, Kenneth F. McDonald, and Sarah A. Mounter
.... 68-89
High-Power-Density Solutions for Directed Energy Weapon System Applications
Hernando Munevar and Emanuel Papandreas ... 90-104
Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Programs Non-Lethal Directed Energy Weapons-Past, Present, and Future
David B. Law ... 105-117
Thermal Damage behind HEL-Irradiated, Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Skin,
Jorge D. Garcia, Peter Joyce, and Cody Brownell ... 119-136
Designing Better Sodium-Guidestar Lasers for Adaptive Optics with Experimental Results and Modeling
Shawn Hackett, Robert Johnson, and Jack Drummond ... 137-148
Modeling the Impact of Slow Varying Offsets between HEL Line of Sight and Target Aimpoint
G. Erten and B.H. Robinson. ... 149-158
Incorporating Refraction into Satellite Safety
John Dewsnap, Steven Gabriel, Heather Witts, and Udayan Bhapkar ... 159-174
On the Clustering of Rare Earth Dopants in Fiber Lasers
John Ballato and Peter Dragi ... 175-181
Measurement of Potassium Electronic-Level Relaxation Cross-Sections Induced by Methane
M.D. Rotondaro, B.V. Zhdanov, M.K. Shaffer, and R.J. Knize ... 182-186
Evidence and Implications of Differences in Atmospheric Optical Turbulence Behavior on Opposite Coastal Environments
William Bourque, Charles Nelson, and Douglas Nelson ... 187-197
Effects of Rotation and Inert Thermal Sinks on Laser Heating of Cold, Rolled-Steel Cylinders: Preliminary Experimental Results
D. Mauldin, L. ONeill, I. De Mallie, F. Arnold, L.A. Florence, J. Hartke, D.O. Kashinski, J.E. Johnson, J. Lamb, R. Huffman, D.E. Riegner, N.F. Fell, T. Kreidler, and G. Tamm
... 198-208
Pulsed Discharge-Diode Pumped Ar* Laser
Jiande Han, Michael C. Heaven, Paul J. Moran, Greg A. Pitz, Eric M. Guild, Carl R. Sanderson, and Brett Hokr
... 209-219
Jittered Uniform Annular Beams
Charles J. Albers, Jr ... 221-227
Laser Communication as a Secure, High-Bandwidth Airborne Communication Link
Lester Begg and David Robie ... 228-237
Integration Readiness Assessment Tools for Streamlining Technology Development through Transition
Sean Ross ... 238-253
Evaporation and Beam Profile Measurements on an Irradiated Water Drop
Timothy E. Tracey and Cody J. Brownell ... 254-265
Operational Safety Analysis of Laser Power Beaming
Eric Conrad, William Rowley, and Tony Thampan ... 266-281
Calibration and Testing of Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors for Detection of High Energy Radiation
Mathew Kautzman and Brian Jenkins ... 282-296
Special Issue on Millimeter Waves
DEPS Millimeter Wave Issue Introduction
Jeffrey N. Whitmore... 297-298
Summary of Results from the Active Denial Biological Effects Research Program
Stephanie A, Miller, Michael C. Cook, Jill S. McQuade, John A. D'Andrea, Stev Chalfin, John Ziriax, James E. Parker, and Charles W. Beason... 299-325
LaserThreshold for Pain in Response to 94-GHz Millimeter Wave Energy Experienced Under Varying Ambient Temperatures and Humidities
Michael C. Cook, Stephanie A. Miller, Kristie L. Pointer, Leland R. Johnson, Charles T. Kuhnel, Philip E. Tobin, Thomas E. Dayton, and James E. Parker... 326-336
Eye-Blink and Face-Avert Responses to 94-GHz Radio Frequency Radiation Experienced Following Alcohol Consumption
Michael C. Cook, Leland R. Johnson, Stephanie A. Miller, James E. Parker, and Thomas J. McMurray... 337-352/P>
Behavioral Effects of Exposure to Active Denial System on Operators of Motor Vehicles
Kalyn Haeuser, Stephanie A. Miller, Jill S. McQuade, Jeffrey Whitmore, James E. Parker, and Christina Hinojosa... 353-377
Lack of Effects of 94-GHz Energy Exposure on Sperm Production, Morphology, and Motility in Sprague Dawley Rats
Brenda L. Cobb, Michael C. Cook, Terri L. Scholin, Larry Johnson, Duane C. Kraemer, and Thomas J. McMurray ... 378-387
Thermal Injury in Large Animals Due to 94-GHz Radio Frequency Radiation Exposures
James E. Parker, Jeffrey S. Eggers, Philip E. Tobin, and Stephanie A. Miller... 388-407
Millimeter Wave Dosimetry Using Carbon-Loaded Teflon
James E. Parker, Charles W. Beason, and Leland R. Johnson... 408-421
Volume 6, Numbers 1-4 Contents & Indexes... 422-431
Albers, Charles, 3:221
Arnold, F., 2:198
Ballato, John, 2:175
Beason, Charles, 4:299, 4:408
Begg, Lester, 3:228
Bhapkar, Udayan, 2:159
Bossard, J., 1:44
Bourque, William, 2:187
Brown, Ken, 1:11
Brownell, Cody, 2:119, 3:254, 3:282
Bryan, David, 1:68
Burgei, Wesley, 1:37
Campbell, S., 1:44
Chalfin, Steve, 4:299
Cobb, Brenda, 4:378
Conrad, Eric, 3:266
Cook, Michael, 4:299, 4:326, 4:337, 4:378
Curry, Randy, 1:68
DAndrea, John, 4:299
Dayton, Thomas, 4:326
De Mallie, I., 2:198
Dewsnap, John, 2:159
Dragic, Peter, 2:175
Drummond, Jack, 2:137
Eggers, Jeffrey, 4:388
Erten, G., 2:149
Fell, N., 2:198
Florence, L., 2:198
Foley, Shannon, 1:37
Gabriel, Steven, 2:159
Garcia, Jorge, 2:119
Gregory, M., 1:44
Guild, Eric, 2:209
Hackett, Shawn, 2:137
Haeuser, Kalyn, 4:353
Han, Jiande, 2:209
Hartke, J., 2:198
Heaven, Michael, 2:209
Hinojosa, Christina, 4:353
Hokr, Brett, 2:209
Huettner, Steven, 1:25
Huffman, R., 2:198
Jenkins, Brian, 3:282
Jiang, Z., 1:44
Johnson, J., 2:198
Johnson, Larry, 4:378
Johnson, Leland, 4:326, 4:337, 4:408
Johnson, Robert, 2:137
Joyce, Peter, 2:119, 3:282
Kashinski, D., 2:198
Kautzman, Mathew, 3:282
Knize, R., 2:182
Kolias, Nick, 1:11
Kraemer, Duane, 4:378
Kreidler, T., 2:198
Kuhnel, Charles, 4:326
Lamb, Barrett, 1:68
Lamb, J., 2:198
Law, David, 1:1, 1:105
Legarsky, Justin, 1:68
Mauldin, D., 2:198
McDonald, Kenneth, 1:68
McMurray, Thomas, 4:337, 4:378
McQuade, Jill, 4:299, 4:353
Miller, Stephanie, 4:299, 4:326, 4:337, 4:353, 4:388
Moran, Paul, 2:209
Mounter, Sarah, 1:68
Munevar, Hernando, 1:90
Nelson, Charles, 2:187 Nelson, Douglas, 2:187
OConnor, Kevin, 1:68
ONeill, L., 2:198
Papandreas, Emanuel, 1:90
Parker, James, 4:299, 4:326, 4:337, 4:353, 4:388, 4:408
Pitz, Greg, 2:209
Pointer, Kristie, 4:326
Riegner, D., 2:198
Robie, David, 3:228
Robinson, B., 2:149
Rollin, Jean-Marc, 1:25
Ross, Sean, 3:238
Rotondaro, M., 2:182
Rowley, William, 3:266
Sanderson, Carl, 2:209
Scarborough, C., 1:44
Scholin, Terri, 4:378
Shaffer, M., 2:182
Tamm, G., 2:198
Thampan, Tony, 3:266
Tobin, Philip, 4:326, 4:388
Tracey, Timothy, 3:254
Werner, D., 1:44
Whitmore, Jeffrey, 4:297, 4:353
Witts, Heather, 2:159
Zhdanov, B., 2:182
Ziriax, John, 4:299
absorption, 1:45, 1:62, 1:86, 2:136, 2:161, 2:177, 2:185, 2:188, 2:210213, 2:216217, 3:254256, 3:260264, 3:272273, 4:298302, 4:306, 4:312, 4:315316, 4:321, 4:327, 4:341, 4:379, 4:385, 4:397, 4:406
active denial, 1:1113, 1:22, 1:37
· active denial system (ADS), 1:2, 1:10, 1:1113, 1:2526, 1:35, 1:105, 4:298303, 4:307, 4:310, 4:313317, 4:319323, 4:327339, 4:354360, 4:366372, 4:374376, 4:391, 4:403, 4:411
· active denial technology (ADT), 1:2, 1:8, 1:1011, 1:14, 1:2122, 1:25, 1:28, 1:37, 1:3943, 1:9092, 1:94, 1:103, 1:105, 1:114
See also solid- state active denial technology
algorithms, 1:4549, 2:159, 2:162, 2:164, 2:167168, 2:172, 2:174, 3:227, 3:230
· genetic algorithm (GA), 1:4546, 1:62
· particle swarm (PS), 1:4547
· covariance matrix adaptation evolutionary strategy (CMA-ES), 1:4548
aluminosilicate glasses, 2:176, 2:179
aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN), 1:11, 1:15
analysis of variance (ANOVA), 4:300, 4:304, 4:307, 4:317318, 4: 331332, 4:334, 4:353, 4:359360, 4:362, 4:384385
annular beams, 3:221, 3:227
antenna, 1:811, 1:19, 1:2528, 1:3031, 1:35, 1:4446, 1:5152, 1:5462, 1:6465, 1:6869, 1:7281 1:8586, 1:88, 3:229, 3:234, 4:306, 4:328, 4:341342, 4:357, 4:367, 4:410411
· dielectric loaded antenna, 1:68
· high-gain antenna, 1:52
· high power microwave array antenna, 1:68
· lens antenna, 1:68, 1:7071, 1:75, 1:7879, 4:341
· antireflection layer, 1:71
· metamaterial-enabled antennas, 1:45, 1:52
· ultradirective antenna, 1:52
atmospheric propagation, 2:187188, 3:255
blood alcohol level (BAL), 4:337, 4:339350
bandwidth, 1:4445, 1:48, 1:5256, 1:5860, 1:71, 1:7374, 1:85, 2:137, 2:139, 2:144147, 3:228,
· narrow bandwidth, 1:45
beam, 1:10, 1:12, 1:15, 1:19, 1:2223, 1:2629, 1:35, 1:44, 1:52, 1:5456, 1:5859, 1:6162, 1:64, 1:68, 1:81, 1:83, 2:119, 2:121122, 2:138141, 2:149157, 2:159, 2:161162, 2:173, 2:188, 2:196, 2:203, 2:206, 2:209211, 2:213, 2:216, 3:221223, 3:225227, 3:229231, 3:235236, 3:244, 3:246, 3:249, 3:254, 3:258264, 3:266267, 3:269, 3:271, 3:277280, 3:284, 3:288, 3:292295, 4:297, 4:299, 4:301304, 4:306, 4:308, 4:313, 4:318321, 4:337339, 4:341, 4:354357, 4:359, 4:367371, 4:374, 4:381, 4:391392, 4:396397, 4:408410, 4:413
· Gaussian beam, 2:150, 2:203, 3:221223, 3:258, 3:262, 3:295
· beam quality, 2:155, 2:209211, 3;221222, 3:226227
bioeffects, 4:297301, 4:315, 4:322, 4:327, 4:337338, 4:354, 4:389, 4:409
· eye blink, 4:304305, 4:307308, 4:310311, 4:321, 4:337, 4:339 4:340, 4:342348, 4:350
· face avert, 4:337, 4:339, 4:342345, 4:347350
· human effects, 1:8, 1:12, 1:3738, 1:42, 1:111, 1:115
See also cornea
Brillouin gain, 2:176, 2:179
· stimulated brillouin scattering (SBS), 2:176, 2:179180
carbon fiberreinforced polymer (CFRP), 2:119122, 2:127128, 2:131136, 3:282284, 3:286287, 3:293295
carbon-loaded Teflon (CLT), 1:11, 1:2223, 4:413, 4:329, 4:342 343, 4:353354, 4:357358, 4:367, 4:408411, 4:414, 4:417420
chemical mechanical planarization (CMP), 1:2527
continuous wave (CW), 1:11, 1:23, 2:203, 2:209212, 2:214215, 2:218, 4:318, 4:391
convex lens, 2:213
co-planar waveguide (CPW), 1:11, 1:18, 1:27
cornea, 3:266269, 3:272275, 4:299, 4:301303, 4:305310, 4:320321
· corneal damage, 4:303, 4:307, 4:309, 4:311, 4:342, 4:349350
· corneal surface, 3:273, 4:308309
counter-directed energy weapon (CDEW), 3:282283
counter-materiel (CM), 1:2, 1:4, 1:67, 1:105, 1:112113, 1:116
counter-personnel (CP), 1:2, 1:4, 1:68, 1:105, 1:112113, 1:116
counter-vehicle technologies, 1:8
counter-vessel technologies, 1:8
cross-section, 1:1516, 1:68, 2:182186, 2:210, 2:213, 2:218, 4:389
CST Microwave Studio simulations, 1:85
DARPA, 1:25, 1:31, 3:230
data rates, 3:228230, 3:237
DC thermally accelerated life testing (DC TALT), 1:11, 1:16
decibels isotropic (dBi), 1:59, 1:61, 1:68, 1:70, 1:73, 1:78, 1:83, 1:85
deconfliction, 2:159162, 2:173, 3:279
dielectric lenses, 1:6871, 1:74, 4:328, 4:381
differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), 2:199, 2:202, 2:206
diffraction, 3:221, 3:223, 3:227, 3:261
diffraction limited, 2:155157, 3:222, 3:226
dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA), 4:300, 4:315
directed energy weapon (DEW), 1:90, 1:105, 1:11, 1:116, 2:135, 3:283, 4:389
discharge kinetics, 2:209
distributed optical fiber sensors (DOFS), 3:282284, 3:286289, 3:292296
doseresponse, 1:37, 1:4042, 4:302, 4:310, 4:345349, 4:388, 4:397
dosimetry, 4:306308, 4:328329, 4:339, 4:341, 4:357, 4:368, 4:370, 4:372, 4:408409, 4:411, 4:413414, 4:417418
DPAL, 2:182184, 2:186, 2:210, 2:216, 2:218
dynamic target, 2:198200
effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP), 1:68, 1:85
electro-magnetic cloaking, 1:45
electro-magnetics
applications antenna
miniaturization; band
width improvement;
scattering reduction,
1:44
FEM technique, 1:50
Fiber Bragg gratings, 2:119, 3:283
· FBG sensors, 2:131132, 2:134135
fiber lasers, 2:121, 2:137, 2:175, 2:179, 2:203, 3:258
forward-looking infrared (FLIR), 1:11, 1:2223, 2:119, 2:122, 2:126, 2:133134, 4:330, 4:342, 4:357, 4:391, 4:397, 4:414
frequency selective surfaces (FSS), 1:49
Fresnel zone, 1:22
gallium arsenide (GaAs), 1:9, 1:11, 1:13, 1:15
gallium nitride (GaN), 1:1011, 1:13, 1:1520, 1:2325, 1:28, 1:3031
gas laser, 2:209
Gaussian, 1:48, 2:121, 2:149155, 2:203, 2:206, 3:221223, 3:258, 3:262, 3:269, 3:295, 4:328, 4:341, 4:367368, 4:396
generator, 1:9092, 1:9495, 1:9798, 1:101103, 2:213, 3:241, 4:393
· diesel engine, 1:92, 1:94
· gas turbine generator (GTG), 1:10, 1:90, 1:92, 1:9495, 1:9799, 1:101103
GEOCOM, 3:228
GEOSAT, 3:228236
Greens function (Gp), 1:44, 1:4950
guidestar
· fiber laser guidestar, 2:137
· guidestar modeling, 2:137, 2:139, 2:146
· SFG guidestar, 2:140144
· VECSEL guidestar, 2:137, 2:144
Gysel, 1:3031, 1:3334
Gysel splitter, 1:33
heat flux, 1:31, 2:119, 2:125
heavy expanded mobility tactical truck (HEMTT), 1:12
high energy laser (HEL), 2:119120, 2:131, 2:149155, 2:175176, 2:198199, 2:201, 2:203206, 3:222, 3:254255, 3:261, 3:264, 3:282284, 3:291295
HEL LOS, 2:149150, 2:155, 2:157, 2:158
See also line of sight
HEL weapon system, 2:187189, 2:196
high mobility multiple-wheeled vehicle (HMMWV), 1:11, 1:12, 4:356
high power fiber lasers, 2:175
high power microwaves (HPM), 1:2. 1:810, 1:6869, 1:75, 1:85, 1:105, 1:113115
See also radio frequency, HPRF
higher power density, 1:99, 1:103
Hybrid Predictive Avoidance and Safety System (HPASS), 2:160
hyperspectral imagery (HSI), 3:230, 3:237
inductively coupled plasma (ICP), 1:12, 1:16
infrared thermography, 4:312313, 4:319, 4:331
Integration Readiness Level (IRL), 3:238, 3:242244, 3:247249, 3:251253
ionization, 2:182183, 2:185186, 2:218
IR camera, 2:119, 2:122, 2:126128, 2:131, 2:133135, 3:285, 4:304, 4:306, 4:318, 4:328, 4:330331, 4:357, 4:372, 4:381, 4:391, 4:393, 4:396, 4:414, 4:420
jitter, 2:149, 2:150, 2:155157, 2:201, 3:221223, 3:225227
Johnson figure of merit (JFoM), 1:12, 1:15
Joint Intermediate Force Capabilities Office (JIFCO), 4:354355, 4:356
joint light tactical vehicle (JLTV), 1:12, 1:2021
Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWD), 1:12, 1:45, 1:810, 1:35, 1:37, 1:42, 1:86, 1:103, 1:105111, 1:113115, 4:354
keep-out cone (KOC), 2:159162
Laser Clearinghouse, 2:159160
laser communication
· (lasercomm), 3:228 229, 3:231235, 3:237
· anti-jam, 3:228229, 3:232
· low probability of detection (LPD), 3:229, 3:232
· low probability of interception (LPI), 3:229, 3:232, 3:237
See also GEO-COM, GEOSTAT
Laser Environmental Effects Definition and Reference (LEEDR), 3:255
laser irradiation, 2:128, 2:132
limited first responder capability (LFRC), 1:38
line of sight (LOS), 2:149150, 3:229, 3:232, 3:279
manufacturing readiness (MRL), 3:238, 3:241244, 3:251252
MATLAB, 2:125, 2:150, 2:154, 2:168, 2:195, 2:207, 3:222223, 3:225, 3:258, 3:273, 3:289
mean time between failure (MTBF), 1:90, 1:103
mean time between overhaul (MTBO), 1:90, 1:103
mean time to failure (MTTF), 1:12, 1:16
mechanothermal nociceptors, 1:39
medium tactical vehicle replacement (MTVR), 1:12
metahorn, 1:5254
metal-insulator-metal (MIM), 1:12, 1:15
metamaterials, 1:4446, 1:49, 1:52, 1:5456, 1:5862, 1:6465
metastable states, 2:209
metastables, 2:209211, 2:214, 2:216, 2:218219
microfabrication, 1:2526, 1:35
mini-pig, 4:313, 4:388391
millimeter wave (MMW), 1:2, 1:1013, 1:19, 1:2226, 1:35, 1:39, 1:105, 4:297319, 4:332335, 4:337339, 4:344, 4:349350, 4:353355, 4:367, 4:369370, 4:379381, 4:384386, 4:388391, 4:393, 4:397, 4:403, 4:406, 4:408411, 4:413, 4:415, 4:417, 4:420
· millimeter wave exposures, 4:298, 4:301304, 4:307, 4:311312, 4:316, 4:318, 4:337338, 4:350, 4:355, 4:371, 4:379381, 4:384, 4:389391, 4:396, 4:408411, 4:413, 4:415, 4:417
· millimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuits (MMIC), 1:1213, 1:1520, 1:2425,1:2733
mobile electric power (MEP), 1:90, 1:92, 1:94, 1:97, 1:101
multi-chip module (MCM), 1:12, 1:19
NASA, 1:25, 1:34, 3:231, 3:234
Navy Laser Weapon System (LaWS), 2:120
nominal ocular hazard distance (NOHD), 3:267, 3:269
nonionizing radiation, 1:39
non-lethal directed energy weapons (NL DEW), 1:1, 1:2, 1:610, 1:105107, 1:110116
non-lethal weapon (NLW), 1:2, 1:3742, 1:105107, 1:109, 1:111, 1:113, 1:116
optical coatings, 3:272
optical power, 3:271272, 3:278
optical turbulence, 2:187188, 2:197
optimization, 1:10, 1:4449, 1:52, 1:54, 1:7374, 1:78, 2:137, 3:240
pain threshold, 4:302, 4:306, 4:326327, 4:330331, 4:334335, 4:338
phased array, 1:68, 1:80
photolithography, 1:27
plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), 1:12, 1:15
PolyStrata, 1:10, 1:2533, 1:35
potassium, 2:182184, 2:186
power
· power added efficiency (PAE), 1:12, 1:1718, 1:26, 1:3031
· power amplifiers, 1:1516, 1:25, 1:2830
· power combiners, 1:19, 1:25
· power handling, 1:6264, 1:70, 1:81, 1:85
· power in the bucket (PIB), 2:149, 2:150, 2:152157, 3:221, 3:227
· power module antenna array, 1:28, 1:3031
See also PolyStrata
predictive avoidance, 2:159160, 2:173
pulse repetition frequency (PRF), 4:326, 4:329, 4:342
radiated power density, 1:12, 1:22
radio frequency (RF), 1:10, 1:16, 1:18, 1:27, 1:29, 1:3135, 1:47, 1:6869, 1:9091, 1:103, 3:228234, 3:237, 4:297298, 4:300, 4:306307, 4:315, 4:354355, 4:388389, 4:391392, 4:396397, 4:399, 4:401, 4:406, 4:409
· high-power radio-frequency (HPRF), 1:69, 1:91, 1:103
· radio-frequency energy, 1:25
· radio-frequency radition (RFR), 4:337338, 4:340343, 4:390
· RF directed energy, 1:11
· RF/HPM, 1:2, 1:810, 1:105, 1:113115
· RF/millimeter-wave, 1:26
· RF operating life testing (RFoL), 1:12, 1:16
rare earthdoped glass, 2:175, 2:179
Raytheon Rancho Innovation (RRI), 1:22, 1:26, 1:35
refraction, 2:159, 2:160174, 2:188, 3:256, 3:264, 3:267, 3:270271, 3:284
RE-O-Al, 2:177, 2:179
reproduction, 4:317, 4:379
risk of significant injury (RSI), 1:1, 1:9, 1:3743
Schottky, 1:15
scintillometer, 2:188191, 2:195196
sensors, 2:119120, 2:131132, 2:134135, 3:230, 3:245, 3:279, 3:282285, 3:288, 3:295, 4:409
Silent Guardian, 1:1213
silica, 2:175176, 2:179180, 2:213, 3:284
Skid Plate, 1:1314, 1:2123
sodium guidestar
sodium guidestar lasers, 2:137, 2:139
SodiumStar, 2:137, 2:140, 2:142144
solid-state active denial technology (SS-ADT), 1:2, 1:1012, 1:1422, 1:2526, 1:33, 1:35, 1:105
See also active denial
solid-state power amplifier (SSPA), 1:26, 1:35
spatial power combining, 1:19
sperm motility, 4:317, 4:378379, 4:381, 4:383, 4:385
Starfire Optical Range, 2:137138
Stryker, 1:1920
substrate integrated waveguide (SIW), 1:5859
sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), 1:69, 1:75
supercapacitors, 1:93
SWAP/C2, 1:12, 1:910, 1:105, 1:107
system readiness level (SRL), 3:238, 3:241242, 3:244, 3.250253
tailored radiation patterns, 1:44
technology readiness level (TRL), 1:12, 1:22, 1:111, 3:235, 3:238242, 3:247, 3:249, 3:251252
thermal conductivity, 1:15, 2:119, 2:131, 2:134135, 2:202, 2:207, 3:254
thermocouples, 2:200, 3:282, 3:284, 3:287289, 3:292
three-frequency cloud and precipitation radar (3CPR), 1:25, 1:34
transformation electromagnetics (TE), 1:5152, 1:55
transformation optics, 1:44, 1:51
tunable, 1:44, 1:5960, 2:210, 2:212213, 2:216
tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS), 2:210, 2:213, 2:216218
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), 2:119120, 2:159, 3:228229
vacuum electronic device (VED), 1:11, 1:12, 1:14, 1:22
vaporization, 3:254257, 3:261262, 3:264
vertical external cavity surface emitting laser (VECSEL), 2:137, 2:139, 2:144146
voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR), 1:54, 1:69, 1:70, 1:73, 1:85
volts direct current (VDC), 1:91
W band, 1:25
waveguide transitions, 1:35
wideband, 1:44