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Laser System Technology Conference
14 April 2004 Orlando, Florida

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
 
Tuesday, 13 April
0800-1700 SPIE Laser Systems Technology Conference
 
Wednesday, 14 April
0700 - 1700 DEPS Laser System Technology Conference registration desk open
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
 
Friday, 16 April
1700 SPIE Defense and Security Symposium concludes

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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