The mobile ultrafast high energy laser facility - A new facility for high-intensity atmospheric laser propagation studies

被引：16

作者：

Thul, D. ^{[1
]}

Bernath, R. ^{[1
]}

Bodnar, N. ^{[1
]}

Kerrigan, H. ^{[1
]}

Reyes, D. ^{[2
]}

Pena, J. ^{[1
]}

Roumayah, P. ^{[1
]}

Shah, L. ^{[1
,3
]}

Maukonen, D. ^{[1
]}

Bradford, J. ^{[1
,4
]}

Baudelet, M. ^{[5
]}

Fairchild, S. Rostami ^{[1
,6
]}

Richardson, M. ^{[1
,2
,6
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Cent Florida, Coll Opt & Photon, Laser Plasma Lab, Orlando, FL 32816 USA

[2] Univ Cent Florida, Dept Phys, Orlando, FL USA

[3] Luminar Technol, Orlando, FL USA

[4] Coherent Nufern, East Granby, CT USA

[5] Univ Cent Florida, Natl Ctr Forens Sci, Orlando, FL 32816 USA

[6] Florida Inst Technol, Dept Phys & Space Sci, Melbourne, FL 32901 USA

来源：

OPTICS AND LASERS IN ENGINEERING | 2021年 / 140卷

关键词：

Filamentation; Atmospheric propagation; Ultrafast sources; High-energy lasers; FEMTOSECOND; FILAMENTATION; PULSE; CONDUCTIVITY; ENHANCEMENT; SIGNALS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.optlaseng.2020.106519

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We present the design, performance, and initial activation of the Mobile Ultrafast High Energy Laser Facility, a 5 TW near-infrared laser source located on a multi-km test range at Kennedy Space Center. The system is compact, readily transportable, and provides a robust, tunable output suitable for long range studies of high intensity laser propagation. The supporting testing infrastructure, which includes stand-alone beam diagnostic stations and atmospheric monitoring capabilities, makes this facility ideal for the development of stand-offhigh energy ultrafast applications and fundamental studies of atmospheric laser science.

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