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

dc.contributor.authorThul, D.en
dc.contributor.authorBernath, R.en
dc.contributor.authorBodnar, N.en
dc.contributor.authorKerrigan, H.en
dc.contributor.authorReyes, D.en
dc.contributor.authorPeña, J.en
dc.contributor.authorRoumayah, P.en
dc.contributor.authorShah, L.en
dc.contributor.authorMaukonen, D.en
dc.contributor.authorBradford, J.en
dc.contributor.authorBaudelet, M.en
dc.contributor.authorFairchild, S. Rostamien
dc.contributor.authorRichardson, M.en
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-26T02:24:54Z
dc.date.available2025-03-26T02:24:54Z
dc.date.issued2021en
dc.description.abstractWe 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-off high energy ultrafast applications and fundamental studies of atmospheric laser science.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is supported by the ARO MURI program “Fundamental Filamentation Science,” a DURIP entitled “MU-HELF, a mobile ultrafast high energy laser facility,” the HEL/JTO MRI “Fundamentals of filamentation interaction,” the ARO MURI “Light filamentation science,” and the State of Florida. This work is supported by the ARO MURI program ?Fundamental Filamentation Science,? a DURIP entitled ?MU-HELF, a mobile ultrafast high energy laser facility,? the HEL/JTO MRI ?Fundamentals of filamentation interaction,? the ARO MURI ?Light filamentation science,? and the State of Florida.en
dc.description.statustrueen
dc.identifier.otherScopus:85098093099en
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace-test.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/733738480
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85098093099&partnerID=8YFLogxKen
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.rightsPublisher Copyright: © 2020 Elsevier Ltden
dc.sourceOptics and Lasers in Engineeringen
dc.subjectAtmospheric propagationen
dc.subjectFilamentationen
dc.subjectHigh-energy lasersen
dc.subjectUltrafast sourcesen
dc.titleThe mobile ultrafast high energy laser facility - A new facility for high-intensity atmospheric laser propagation studiesen
dc.typeArticleen
local.contributor.affiliationThul, D.; University of Central Floridaen
local.contributor.affiliationBernath, R.; University of Central Floridaen
local.contributor.affiliationBodnar, N.; University of Central Floridaen
local.contributor.affiliationKerrigan, H.; University of Central Floridaen
local.contributor.affiliationReyes, D.; University of Central Floridaen
local.contributor.affiliationPeña, J.; University of Central Floridaen
local.contributor.affiliationRoumayah, P.; University of Central Floridaen
local.contributor.affiliationShah, L.; University of Central Floridaen
local.contributor.affiliationMaukonen, D.; University of Central Floridaen
local.contributor.affiliationBradford, J.; University of Central Floridaen
local.contributor.affiliationBaudelet, M.; University of Central Floridaen
local.contributor.affiliationFairchild, S. Rostami; University of Central Floridaen
local.contributor.affiliationRichardson, M.; University of Central Floridaen
local.identifier.citationvolume140en
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.optlaseng.2020.106519en
local.identifier.pure986dae32-dbb7-41f7-ac8e-b3aff4803ccaen
local.type.statusPublisheden

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