Free electron laser analysis for the innovative Navy prototype

Free Electron Lasers are the focus of a recently announce Innovative Navy Prototype to develop a directed energy weapon system for the self-defense of ships. Operating in a shipboard environment poses several challenges that must be overcome. Short Rayleigh length systems offer solutions to some of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Darin S.
Other Authors: Colson, William B.
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/4147