Leidos to explore new methods of laser beam control for laser weapons and laser communications

    Feb. 3, 2016
    Electro-optics researchers at Leidos (Reston, VA) will explore new methods of laser beam control for a variety of future laser weapons and laser communications systems. Officials of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, announced a $21.1 million five-year contract in January for critical analysis and simulation efforts related to long-range laser propagation.
    Electro-optics researchers at Leidos (Reston, VA) will explore new methods of laser beam control for a variety of future laser weapons and laser communications systems. Officials of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, announced a $21.1 million five-year contract in January for critical analysis and simulation efforts related to long-range laser propagation.
    The Laser Focus World take:

    Atmospheric distortion remains a major challenge for laser weapons and communications. We have published several articles that show how such challenges may be overcome and the role of adaptive optics.

    Related:    Laser beam control takes advantage of advanced wavefront sensing by researchers at at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB
    Related:New adaptive optics system at Lick Observatory uses MEMS by the director of the Laboratory for Adaptive Optics at UCO/Lick Observatory, University of California, Santa Cruz

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