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The adaptive optics revolution [[electronic resource] ] : a history / / Robert W. Duffner ; foreword by Robert Q. Fugate
| The adaptive optics revolution [[electronic resource] ] : a history / / Robert W. Duffner ; foreword by Robert Q. Fugate |
| Autore | Duffner Robert W |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (487 p.) |
| Disciplina | 621.36/9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Optics, Adaptive - History
Optics, Adaptive - Research - United States - History Laser guide star adaptive optics Lasers - Military applications Space telescopes |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-63696-4
0-8263-4693-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Sputnik, reality, and technology -- Early days : the Romans -- Rome and Itek : first adaptive optics systems -- Laser guide stars -- Fugate's Rayleigh guide star experiments -- Lincoln laboratory -- Sharing the gold : astronomical nuggets -- Strategic defense initiative -- Airborne laser -- 3.5-meter military telescope complex : Starfire Optical Range, New Mexico -- 3.67-meter military telescope complex : Maui, Hawaii -- Sodium guide star laser : the future. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457846803321 |
Duffner Robert W
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| Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The adaptive optics revolution [[electronic resource] ] : a history / / Robert W. Duffner ; foreword by Robert Q. Fugate
| The adaptive optics revolution [[electronic resource] ] : a history / / Robert W. Duffner ; foreword by Robert Q. Fugate |
| Autore | Duffner Robert W |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (487 p.) |
| Disciplina | 621.36/9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Optics, Adaptive - History
Optics, Adaptive - Research - United States - History Laser guide star adaptive optics Lasers - Military applications Space telescopes |
| ISBN |
1-283-63696-4
0-8263-4693-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Sputnik, reality, and technology -- Early days : the Romans -- Rome and Itek : first adaptive optics systems -- Laser guide stars -- Fugate's Rayleigh guide star experiments -- Lincoln laboratory -- Sharing the gold : astronomical nuggets -- Strategic defense initiative -- Airborne laser -- 3.5-meter military telescope complex : Starfire Optical Range, New Mexico -- 3.67-meter military telescope complex : Maui, Hawaii -- Sodium guide star laser : the future. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781738703321 |
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Duffner Robert W
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| Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The adaptive optics revolution [[electronic resource] ] : a history / / Robert W. Duffner ; foreword by Robert Q. Fugate
| The adaptive optics revolution [[electronic resource] ] : a history / / Robert W. Duffner ; foreword by Robert Q. Fugate |
| Autore | Duffner Robert W |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (487 p.) |
| Disciplina | 621.36/9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Optics, Adaptive - History
Optics, Adaptive - Research - United States - History Laser guide star adaptive optics Lasers - Military applications Space telescopes |
| ISBN |
1-283-63696-4
0-8263-4693-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Sputnik, reality, and technology -- Early days : the Romans -- Rome and Itek : first adaptive optics systems -- Laser guide stars -- Fugate's Rayleigh guide star experiments -- Lincoln laboratory -- Sharing the gold : astronomical nuggets -- Strategic defense initiative -- Airborne laser -- 3.5-meter military telescope complex : Starfire Optical Range, New Mexico -- 3.67-meter military telescope complex : Maui, Hawaii -- Sodium guide star laser : the future. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827714503321 |
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Duffner Robert W
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| Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The ARI prototype small gun laser engagement system / / Gary Kress [and three others]
| The ARI prototype small gun laser engagement system / / Gary Kress [and three others] |
| Autore | Kress Gary |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Alexandria, VA : , : U. S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, , November 1978 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (7 unnumbered pages, 70 pages) : illustrations |
| Collana | Technical paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Lasers - Military applications
Military weapons |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910704113903321 |
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Kress Gary
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| Alexandria, VA : , : U. S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, , November 1978 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Continued optical sensor operations in a laser environment / / by William J. Diehl
| Continued optical sensor operations in a laser environment / / by William J. Diehl |
| Autore | Diehl William J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : , : Air War College, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (36 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Collana | Maxwell paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Focal planes
Lasers - Military applications |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910708201803321 |
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Diehl William J.
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| Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : , : Air War College, , 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Military laser technology and systems / / David H. Titterton
| Military laser technology and systems / / David H. Titterton |
| Autore | Titterton D. H (David H.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston : , : Artech House, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (675 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.82 |
| Collana | Artech House applied photonics library |
| Soggetto topico |
Weapons systems
Lasers - Military applications Laser weapons |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-5231-1743-5
1-60807-779-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro; Military Laser Technology and Systems; Contents; Preface; Part I Fundamentals; Chapter 1 Military Laser Technology and Systems ; Chapter 2 Laser Action, Components and Definition of Terms ; Chapter 3 Laser Devices for Military Applications; Chapter 4 Beam-Director Technology; Chapter 5 Laser-Beam Propagation; Chapter 6 Radiometry, Testing and Evaluation of Laser Systems; Part II Military Systems; Chapter 7 Laser Directed-Energy-Weapon Systems; Chapter 8 Laser-Based Electro-Optical Countermeasures; Chapter 9 Laser Directed-Infrared Countermeasures (Laser Jammers).
Chapter 10 Laser Range FindersChapter 11 Laser-Based Targeting ; Chapter 12 Laser Designation, Guidance and Fuzing; Chapter 13 Laser-Based Remote Sensing; Chapter 14 Free-Space Optical Communication Networks; Chapter 15 Navigation Sensors; Chapter 16 Other Emerging Military Applications; Part III Safe Use, Education, and Training; Chapter 17 Safe Use of Lasers and Legislation; Chapter 18 Education and Training ; Appendix A The Development of Infrared Threat-Seeker Technology; Appendix B Jammer Development; Appendix C Missile-Warning System Technology. Appendix D Rules of Thumb and GuidelinesAcronyms; Glossary; About the Author; Index; 1.1#Introduction; 1.2#Laser Development; 1.3#Laser Systems Development; 1.4#Aim of the Book ; 1.5#Organisation of the Book; References ; Selected Bibliography; 2.1#Introduction; 2.2#Laser Classification; 2.3#Laser Action and Stimulated Emission; 2.4#Oscillators and Amplifiers; 2.5#Beam Generation and Its Control; 2.6#Other Laser Components; 2.7#Direct and Indirect Wavelength Generation; 2.8#Performance Characteristic Terms and Parameters; 2.9#Summary; Selected Bibliography; 3.1#Introduction. 3.2#Military Laser-System Considerations3.3#Laser-System Specifications and Requirements Definition; 3.4#Solid-State Lasers; 3.5#Fibre Lasers; 3.6#Disk Lasers; 3.7#Vibronic Lasers; 3.8#Liquid-Phase Lasers; 3.9#Gas-Phase Lasers ; 3.10#Semiconductor Lasers; 3.11#Free-Electron Laser; 3.12#Cryogenic Lasers; 3.13#Cannon Lasers ; 3.14#Super-Continuum Lasers; 3.15#Waveguide Lasers; 3.16#Laser Performance Summary; 3.17#Summary; Selected Bibliography; 4.1#Introduction; 4.2#Design Considerations for Beam Directors; 4.3#Generic Beam-Director/Pointer System for Directed-Energy Systems. 4.4#Threat-Alerting System4.5#Target-Tracking Subsystem; 4.6#Pointing Element; 4.7#Target Sight-Line Stabilisation; 4.8#System Processor; 4.9#Other Functions; 4.10#Video Processor; 4.11#Power Supply; 4.12#Environmental Cover; 4.13#Laser-Integration Requirements; 4.14#Generic Beam-Director System for Laser-Based Sensing Systems; 4.15#Advanced Beam-Steering Techniques; 4.16#Summary; Selected Bibliography; 5.1#Introduction; 5.2#The Earth's Atmosphere; 5.3#Beam-Attenuation Mechanisms; 5.4#Atmospheric Transmission; 5.5#Models for Prediction of Transmission; 5.6#Turbulence; 5.7#Thermal Blooming. |
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Titterton D. H (David H.)
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| Boston : , : Artech House, , [2015] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Military laser technology and systems / / David H. Titterton
| Military laser technology and systems / / David H. Titterton |
| Autore | Titterton D. H (David H.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston : , : Artech House, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (675 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.82 |
| Collana | Artech House applied photonics library |
| Soggetto topico |
Weapons systems
Lasers - Military applications Laser weapons |
| ISBN |
1-5231-1743-5
1-60807-779-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro; Military Laser Technology and Systems; Contents; Preface; Part I Fundamentals; Chapter 1 Military Laser Technology and Systems ; Chapter 2 Laser Action, Components and Definition of Terms ; Chapter 3 Laser Devices for Military Applications; Chapter 4 Beam-Director Technology; Chapter 5 Laser-Beam Propagation; Chapter 6 Radiometry, Testing and Evaluation of Laser Systems; Part II Military Systems; Chapter 7 Laser Directed-Energy-Weapon Systems; Chapter 8 Laser-Based Electro-Optical Countermeasures; Chapter 9 Laser Directed-Infrared Countermeasures (Laser Jammers).
Chapter 10 Laser Range FindersChapter 11 Laser-Based Targeting ; Chapter 12 Laser Designation, Guidance and Fuzing; Chapter 13 Laser-Based Remote Sensing; Chapter 14 Free-Space Optical Communication Networks; Chapter 15 Navigation Sensors; Chapter 16 Other Emerging Military Applications; Part III Safe Use, Education, and Training; Chapter 17 Safe Use of Lasers and Legislation; Chapter 18 Education and Training ; Appendix A The Development of Infrared Threat-Seeker Technology; Appendix B Jammer Development; Appendix C Missile-Warning System Technology. Appendix D Rules of Thumb and GuidelinesAcronyms; Glossary; About the Author; Index; 1.1#Introduction; 1.2#Laser Development; 1.3#Laser Systems Development; 1.4#Aim of the Book ; 1.5#Organisation of the Book; References ; Selected Bibliography; 2.1#Introduction; 2.2#Laser Classification; 2.3#Laser Action and Stimulated Emission; 2.4#Oscillators and Amplifiers; 2.5#Beam Generation and Its Control; 2.6#Other Laser Components; 2.7#Direct and Indirect Wavelength Generation; 2.8#Performance Characteristic Terms and Parameters; 2.9#Summary; Selected Bibliography; 3.1#Introduction. 3.2#Military Laser-System Considerations3.3#Laser-System Specifications and Requirements Definition; 3.4#Solid-State Lasers; 3.5#Fibre Lasers; 3.6#Disk Lasers; 3.7#Vibronic Lasers; 3.8#Liquid-Phase Lasers; 3.9#Gas-Phase Lasers ; 3.10#Semiconductor Lasers; 3.11#Free-Electron Laser; 3.12#Cryogenic Lasers; 3.13#Cannon Lasers ; 3.14#Super-Continuum Lasers; 3.15#Waveguide Lasers; 3.16#Laser Performance Summary; 3.17#Summary; Selected Bibliography; 4.1#Introduction; 4.2#Design Considerations for Beam Directors; 4.3#Generic Beam-Director/Pointer System for Directed-Energy Systems. 4.4#Threat-Alerting System4.5#Target-Tracking Subsystem; 4.6#Pointing Element; 4.7#Target Sight-Line Stabilisation; 4.8#System Processor; 4.9#Other Functions; 4.10#Video Processor; 4.11#Power Supply; 4.12#Environmental Cover; 4.13#Laser-Integration Requirements; 4.14#Generic Beam-Director System for Laser-Based Sensing Systems; 4.15#Advanced Beam-Steering Techniques; 4.16#Summary; Selected Bibliography; 5.1#Introduction; 5.2#The Earth's Atmosphere; 5.3#Beam-Attenuation Mechanisms; 5.4#Atmospheric Transmission; 5.5#Models for Prediction of Transmission; 5.6#Turbulence; 5.7#Thermal Blooming. |
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Titterton D. H (David H.)
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| Boston : , : Artech House, , [2015] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Military laser technology and systems / / David H. Titterton
| Military laser technology and systems / / David H. Titterton |
| Autore | Titterton D. H (David H.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston : , : Artech House, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (675 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.82 |
| Collana | Artech House applied photonics library |
| Soggetto topico |
Weapons systems
Lasers - Military applications Laser weapons |
| ISBN |
1-5231-1743-5
1-60807-779-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro; Military Laser Technology and Systems; Contents; Preface; Part I Fundamentals; Chapter 1 Military Laser Technology and Systems ; Chapter 2 Laser Action, Components and Definition of Terms ; Chapter 3 Laser Devices for Military Applications; Chapter 4 Beam-Director Technology; Chapter 5 Laser-Beam Propagation; Chapter 6 Radiometry, Testing and Evaluation of Laser Systems; Part II Military Systems; Chapter 7 Laser Directed-Energy-Weapon Systems; Chapter 8 Laser-Based Electro-Optical Countermeasures; Chapter 9 Laser Directed-Infrared Countermeasures (Laser Jammers).
Chapter 10 Laser Range FindersChapter 11 Laser-Based Targeting ; Chapter 12 Laser Designation, Guidance and Fuzing; Chapter 13 Laser-Based Remote Sensing; Chapter 14 Free-Space Optical Communication Networks; Chapter 15 Navigation Sensors; Chapter 16 Other Emerging Military Applications; Part III Safe Use, Education, and Training; Chapter 17 Safe Use of Lasers and Legislation; Chapter 18 Education and Training ; Appendix A The Development of Infrared Threat-Seeker Technology; Appendix B Jammer Development; Appendix C Missile-Warning System Technology. Appendix D Rules of Thumb and GuidelinesAcronyms; Glossary; About the Author; Index; 1.1#Introduction; 1.2#Laser Development; 1.3#Laser Systems Development; 1.4#Aim of the Book ; 1.5#Organisation of the Book; References ; Selected Bibliography; 2.1#Introduction; 2.2#Laser Classification; 2.3#Laser Action and Stimulated Emission; 2.4#Oscillators and Amplifiers; 2.5#Beam Generation and Its Control; 2.6#Other Laser Components; 2.7#Direct and Indirect Wavelength Generation; 2.8#Performance Characteristic Terms and Parameters; 2.9#Summary; Selected Bibliography; 3.1#Introduction. 3.2#Military Laser-System Considerations3.3#Laser-System Specifications and Requirements Definition; 3.4#Solid-State Lasers; 3.5#Fibre Lasers; 3.6#Disk Lasers; 3.7#Vibronic Lasers; 3.8#Liquid-Phase Lasers; 3.9#Gas-Phase Lasers ; 3.10#Semiconductor Lasers; 3.11#Free-Electron Laser; 3.12#Cryogenic Lasers; 3.13#Cannon Lasers ; 3.14#Super-Continuum Lasers; 3.15#Waveguide Lasers; 3.16#Laser Performance Summary; 3.17#Summary; Selected Bibliography; 4.1#Introduction; 4.2#Design Considerations for Beam Directors; 4.3#Generic Beam-Director/Pointer System for Directed-Energy Systems. 4.4#Threat-Alerting System4.5#Target-Tracking Subsystem; 4.6#Pointing Element; 4.7#Target Sight-Line Stabilisation; 4.8#System Processor; 4.9#Other Functions; 4.10#Video Processor; 4.11#Power Supply; 4.12#Environmental Cover; 4.13#Laser-Integration Requirements; 4.14#Generic Beam-Director System for Laser-Based Sensing Systems; 4.15#Advanced Beam-Steering Techniques; 4.16#Summary; Selected Bibliography; 5.1#Introduction; 5.2#The Earth's Atmosphere; 5.3#Beam-Attenuation Mechanisms; 5.4#Atmospheric Transmission; 5.5#Models for Prediction of Transmission; 5.6#Turbulence; 5.7#Thermal Blooming. |
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Titterton D. H (David H.)
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| Boston : , : Artech House, , [2015] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Military laser technology for defense : technology for revolutionizing 21st century warfare / / Alastair D. McAulay
| Military laser technology for defense : technology for revolutionizing 21st century warfare / / Alastair D. McAulay |
| Autore | McAulay Alastair D. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (325 p.) |
| Disciplina |
623.4/46
623.446 |
| Soggetto topico |
Lasers - Military applications
Laser weapons |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-37443-9
9786613374431 1-118-01954-7 1-118-01953-9 1-118-01955-5 |
| Classificazione | TEC019000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Military Laser Technology for Defense: Technology for Revolutionizing 21st Century Warfare; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; PART I: OPTICS TECHNOLOGY FOR DEFENSE SYSTEMS; 1 OPTICAL RAYS; 1.1 PARAXIAL OPTICS; 1.2 GEOMETRIC OR RAY OPTICS; 1.2.1 Fermat's Principle; 1.2.2 Fermat's Principle Proves Snell's Law for Refraction; 1.2.3 Limits of Geometric Optics or Ray Theory; 1.2.4 Fermat's Principle Derives Ray Equation; 1.2.5 Useful Applications of the Ray Equation; 1.2.6 Matrix Representation for Geometric Optics; 1.3 OPTICS FOR LAUNCHING AND RECEIVING BEAMS
1.3.1 Imaging with a Single Thin Lens1.3.2 Beam Expanders; 1.3.3 Beam Compressors; 1.3.4 Telescopes; 1.3.5 Microscopes; 1.3.6 Spatial Filters; 2 GAUSSIAN BEAMS AND POLARIZATION; 2.1 GAUSSIAN BEAMS; 2.1.1 Description of Gaussian Beams; 2.1.2 Gaussian Beam with ABCD Law; 2.1.3 Forming and Receiving Gaussian Beams with Lenses; 2.2 POLARIZATION; 2.2.1 Wave Plates or Phase Retarders; 2.2.2 Stokes Parameters; 2.2.3 Poincar ́e Sphere; 2.2.4 Finding Point on Poincar ́e Sphere and Elliptical Polarization from Stokes Parameters; 2.2.5 Controlling Polarization; 3 OPTICAL DIFFRACTION 3.1 INTRODUCTION TO DIFFRACTION3.1.1 Description of Diffraction; 3.1.2 Review of Fourier Transforms; 3.2 UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE FOR FOURIER TRANSFORMS; 3.2.1 Uncertainty Principle for Fourier Transforms in Time; 3.2.2 Uncertainty Principle for Fourier Transforms in Space; 3.3 SCALAR DIFFRACTION; 3.3.1 Preliminaries: Green's Function and Theorem; 3.3.2 Field at a Point due to Field on a Boundary; 3.3.3 Diffraction from an Aperture; 3.3.4 Fresnel Approximation; 3.3.5 Fraunhofer Approximation; 3.3.6 Role of Numerical Computation; 3.4 DIFFRACTION-LIMITED IMAGING 3.4.1 Intuitive Effect of Aperture in Imaging System3.4.2 Computing the Diffraction Effect of a Lens Aperture on Imaging; 4 DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS; 4.1 APPLICATIONS OF DOEs; 4.2 DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; 4.2.1 Bending Light with Diffraction Gratings and Grating Equation; 4.2.2 Cosinusoidal Grating; 4.2.3 Performance of Grating; 4.3 ZONE PLATE DESIGN AND SIMULATION; 4.3.1 Appearance and Focusing of Zone Plate; 4.3.2 Zone Plate Computation for Design and Simulation; 4.4 GERCHBERG-SAXTON ALGORITHM FOR DESIGN OF DOEs; 4.4.1 Goal of Gerchberg-Saxton Algorithm 4.4.2 Inverse Problem for Diffractive Optical Elements4.4.3 Gerchberg-Saxton Algorithm for Forward Computation; 4.4.4 Gerchberg-Saxton Inverse Algorithm for Designing a Phase-Only Filter or DOE; 5 PROPAGATION AND COMPENSATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; 5.1 STATISTICS INVOLVED; 5.1.1 Ergodicity; 5.1.2 Locally Homogeneous Random Field Structure Function; 5.1.3 Spatial Power Spectrum of Structure Function; 5.2 OPTICAL TURBULENCE IN THE ATMOSPHERE; 5.2.1 Kolmogorov's Energy Cascade Theory; 5.2.2 Power Spectrum Models for Refractive Index in Optical Turbulence 5.2.3 Atmospheric Temporal Statistics |
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McAulay Alastair D.
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| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2011] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Military laser technology for defense : technology for revolutionizing 21st century warfare / / Alastair D. McAulay
| Military laser technology for defense : technology for revolutionizing 21st century warfare / / Alastair D. McAulay |
| Autore | McAulay Alastair D. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (325 p.) |
| Disciplina |
623.4/46
623.446 |
| Soggetto topico |
Lasers - Military applications
Laser weapons |
| ISBN |
1-283-37443-9
9786613374431 1-118-01954-7 1-118-01953-9 1-118-01955-5 |
| Classificazione | TEC019000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Military Laser Technology for Defense: Technology for Revolutionizing 21st Century Warfare; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; PART I: OPTICS TECHNOLOGY FOR DEFENSE SYSTEMS; 1 OPTICAL RAYS; 1.1 PARAXIAL OPTICS; 1.2 GEOMETRIC OR RAY OPTICS; 1.2.1 Fermat's Principle; 1.2.2 Fermat's Principle Proves Snell's Law for Refraction; 1.2.3 Limits of Geometric Optics or Ray Theory; 1.2.4 Fermat's Principle Derives Ray Equation; 1.2.5 Useful Applications of the Ray Equation; 1.2.6 Matrix Representation for Geometric Optics; 1.3 OPTICS FOR LAUNCHING AND RECEIVING BEAMS
1.3.1 Imaging with a Single Thin Lens1.3.2 Beam Expanders; 1.3.3 Beam Compressors; 1.3.4 Telescopes; 1.3.5 Microscopes; 1.3.6 Spatial Filters; 2 GAUSSIAN BEAMS AND POLARIZATION; 2.1 GAUSSIAN BEAMS; 2.1.1 Description of Gaussian Beams; 2.1.2 Gaussian Beam with ABCD Law; 2.1.3 Forming and Receiving Gaussian Beams with Lenses; 2.2 POLARIZATION; 2.2.1 Wave Plates or Phase Retarders; 2.2.2 Stokes Parameters; 2.2.3 Poincar ́e Sphere; 2.2.4 Finding Point on Poincar ́e Sphere and Elliptical Polarization from Stokes Parameters; 2.2.5 Controlling Polarization; 3 OPTICAL DIFFRACTION 3.1 INTRODUCTION TO DIFFRACTION3.1.1 Description of Diffraction; 3.1.2 Review of Fourier Transforms; 3.2 UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE FOR FOURIER TRANSFORMS; 3.2.1 Uncertainty Principle for Fourier Transforms in Time; 3.2.2 Uncertainty Principle for Fourier Transforms in Space; 3.3 SCALAR DIFFRACTION; 3.3.1 Preliminaries: Green's Function and Theorem; 3.3.2 Field at a Point due to Field on a Boundary; 3.3.3 Diffraction from an Aperture; 3.3.4 Fresnel Approximation; 3.3.5 Fraunhofer Approximation; 3.3.6 Role of Numerical Computation; 3.4 DIFFRACTION-LIMITED IMAGING 3.4.1 Intuitive Effect of Aperture in Imaging System3.4.2 Computing the Diffraction Effect of a Lens Aperture on Imaging; 4 DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS; 4.1 APPLICATIONS OF DOEs; 4.2 DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; 4.2.1 Bending Light with Diffraction Gratings and Grating Equation; 4.2.2 Cosinusoidal Grating; 4.2.3 Performance of Grating; 4.3 ZONE PLATE DESIGN AND SIMULATION; 4.3.1 Appearance and Focusing of Zone Plate; 4.3.2 Zone Plate Computation for Design and Simulation; 4.4 GERCHBERG-SAXTON ALGORITHM FOR DESIGN OF DOEs; 4.4.1 Goal of Gerchberg-Saxton Algorithm 4.4.2 Inverse Problem for Diffractive Optical Elements4.4.3 Gerchberg-Saxton Algorithm for Forward Computation; 4.4.4 Gerchberg-Saxton Inverse Algorithm for Designing a Phase-Only Filter or DOE; 5 PROPAGATION AND COMPENSATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; 5.1 STATISTICS INVOLVED; 5.1.1 Ergodicity; 5.1.2 Locally Homogeneous Random Field Structure Function; 5.1.3 Spatial Power Spectrum of Structure Function; 5.2 OPTICAL TURBULENCE IN THE ATMOSPHERE; 5.2.1 Kolmogorov's Energy Cascade Theory; 5.2.2 Power Spectrum Models for Refractive Index in Optical Turbulence 5.2.3 Atmospheric Temporal Statistics |
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McAulay Alastair D.
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| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2011] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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