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Conference Proceedings |
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Joint Session Proceedings |
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Advanced High Power Lasers and Beam Control Conference Welcome
Dr. Samuel Blankenship, DEPS
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The Extreme Nonlinear Optics of Gases and Femtosecond Optical Filamentation
Howard Milchberg, University of Maryland
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Gas Lasers
Kevin Hewett, Air Force Research Laboratory
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Perspective on Tactical HEL Beam Control Technology
Paul Berger, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
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Diagnostics of High Energy Electron Beam Instabilities
Theodore Burleson, Colorado State University
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Simplification of Cathode Systems for High-Brightness Electron Sources
Jonathan Edelen, Colorado State University
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Nonlinear Harmonic Selection in an FEL Undulator System
Karen Horovitz, Colorado State University
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Simplified Software Tools for Beam Control System Evaluation and Development
Justin Mansell, MZA Associates Corporation
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Diagnostics and Neural Network Control Systems for Linear Accelerators
Auralee Morin, Colorado State University
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Electride Photocathode for Free Electron Lasers
Lauren Rand, Colorado State University
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Progress Toward High Brightness Cathodes Based on Quantum Properties of Combined Carbon Allotropes
Roger Shurter, Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Beam Control Conference Sessions |
Phased Arrays I: System Basics |
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A Comparison of Monolithic and Tiled Array High Power Beam Projection Performance for Ground-Based Horizontal Propagation
Robert Praus, MZA Associates Corp
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Monolithic and Laser Array Performance Comparisons
Keith Bush, Schafer Corp
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Atmospherics II: Deep Turbulence: Novel Concepts for Turbulence Compensation |
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Comparison of Wavefront Reconstruction Techniques for Extended Turbulence Beam Projection Applications
Michael Steinbock, Air Force Institute of Technology
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Deep Horizontal Path Atmospheric Turbulence Modeling with a Liquid Crystal Spatial Light Modulator (Paper included)
Peter Jacquemin, Naval Postgraduate School
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Laser Horizontal Propagation Atmospheric Performance Estimates for 1 and 2 µm Wavelengths
Keith Bush, Schafer Corporation
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Acquisition, Tracking & Pointing and Aimpoint Maintenance |
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"Dream Pulsed Laser" Tiled-Aperture Coherent Beam Combining Using SBS-PCMs for LIFE Driver
Hong Jin Kong, KAIST
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An Adaptive H-Infinity Algorithm for Jitter Control and Target Tracking in a Directed Energy Weapon
Joe Watkins, US Naval Academy
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Adaptive Optics and Sensors |
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Comparison of the Performance of Modal Control Schemes for an AO System and Analysis of the Effect of Actuator Limitations (Paper included)
Jae Jun Kim, Naval Postgraduate School
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Free Electron Laser Conference |
Free Electron Laser Conference |
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Beam Instabilities
Sandra Biedron, Colorado State University
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The CSU Accelerator Laboratory
Stephen Milton, Colorado State University
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Gas Laser Conference |
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Thermal Effects in Diode Pumped Alkali Lasers
Salvatore Cusumano, Air Force Institute of Technology
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Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review |
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Modeling Beam Combining of Fiber Laser Arrays
Erik Bochove, Air Force ResearchLaboratory/RDLAF
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Automated Co-Alignment of Phase-Locked Fiber Lasers
Gregory Goodno, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
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Coherent Beam Combining of 21 Semiconductor Gain Elements in a Common Cavity
Steven Augst, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
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Recent Results for the Raytheon RELI Program
David Mordaunt, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
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Progress Towards an Absolute Reference for 100 kW Laser Power Measurements
Marla Dowell, NIST
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High-Repetitive Laser System by Tiled-Aperture Coherent Beam Combining Using Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Phase Conjugation Mirrors
Hong Jin Kong, KAIST
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Polarization Locking of Coherently Combined Laser Arrays Using a Single Detector
Gregory Goodno, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
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Diode and Solid State Lasers |
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Wavelength Stabilization of Diode Laser with Volume Bragg Grating
Stefan Heinemann, Fraunhofer USA, Center Laser Technology
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High-Brightness and Narrow-Linewidth Laser Diode Pumps in 780 nm to 2000 nm Wavlength Range
Manoj Kanskar, nLIGHT
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Transverse Mode Selection in a Thin Yb:YAG Rod with Volume Bragg Gratings
Brian Anderson, University of Central Florida
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"Rogue Lasing" in Fiber Amplifier Arrays
Erik Bochove, Air Force Research Laboratory/RDLAF
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Robust Single-Mode Operation of 55μm and 60μm Core Chirally-Coupled-Core Optical Fibers
Almantas Galvanauskas, University of Michigan
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Materials and Power & Thermal Management |
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Lifetime of Enhanced Lateral-Flow Coolers for High-Power Laser-Diode Bars
Aland Chin, Somerville Laser Technology, LLC
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High Power Fiber Laser Technology Developed for use in High G, Remote Environments
Mark Zediker, Foro Energy
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Progress in Materials Development for Laser Sources
Darnell Diggs, Air Force Research Laboratory
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Transparent Ho3+ :Lu2O3 Ceramic for Eye-Safe Solid State Laser Materials
Woohong (Rick) Kim, Naval Research Laboratory
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Ultrashort Pulse Laser Workshop |
Research with Universities for Ultrashort Laser Applications and Measurements |
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Ten Year Anniversary - The History and Evolution of the Ultrashort Pulse Laser Workshop
Pete Latham, Air Force Research Laboratory/RD
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Ultrashort Pulse Laser Physics, Technology, and Diagnostics |
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Design and Status of the Multi TW OPCPA Front End for the Z-Petawatt Laser (Paper included)
Patrick Rambo, Sandia National Laboratories
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OPCPA Approach to High Repetition Rate Ultra-Fast Lasers
Lawrence Shah, University of Central Florida
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Development of a High Repetition Rate, High Energy, IR OPCPA System for Coherent X-Ray Generation
Michael Gerrity, University of Colorado at Boulder
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Femtosecond Pulse Synthesis in Coherently Combined Parallel-Channel Fiber Chirped Pulse Amplifiers
Almantas Galvanauskas, University of Michigan
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Direct Diode Pumped Kerr Lens Modelocked Ti: Sapphire Laser Oscillator
Sterling Backus, KM Labs
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Ultrashort Laser Physics, Novel Material Interactions and Measurements |
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Femtosecond Pulse Shaping Using a Single Specialized Mirror (Paper included)
Thomas Lanier, University of Georgia
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Non-Linear Propagation Physics |
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Femtosecond Sensitivity of Plasma Filaments in Atmosphere with Ultrashort Laser Pulses
John Palastro, University of Maryland
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Measurements of Non-Linear Filament-Matter Interactions |
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Imaging Gas Phase and Biological Molecules Using Ultra-Intense Laser Filamentation and Ultra-Short Laser Vaporization
Robert Levis, Temple University
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Enhancement of Microwave Emission from Targets Irradiated by Ultrashort Laser Pulses
Sanjay Varma, JHU, Applied Physics Lab
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Propagation Effects on THz Generation from Ionizing Two Color Laser Pulses
Luke Johnson, University of Maryland
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