@inproceedings{17dfdc406f584090a060b0ffec7dc934,
title = "Multiple applications for the 10 kW fiber laser at the Electro-Optics Center",
abstract = "The Penn State Electro-Optics Center will be installing a 10 kW fiber laser at its Northpointe, PA facility in Fall 2005. This presentation will discuss the facility's capabilities and introduce three planned experiments that will utilize the high power near 1 urn. The first experiment will be in the area of laser charring effects with semi-transparent composite materials. Previous work had been limited due to spot size requirements and limited available power. The new laser will enable effects testing up to levels of several hundred W/cm 2. The second application will be damage testing of optical coatings. Coating damage continues to be a major obstacle in the development of HEL systems. The new facility at the EOC will allow us to test optical coating damage at fluence relevant to HEL systems. A third planned application is the demonstration of a low-cost, non-coherent beam combiner. The combiner design will be discussed with preliminary results and plans for range testing at an underground mine location.",
author = "Sames, \{D. Jason\} and Lehecka, \{Thomas M.\} and Thomas, \{Jeffrey G.\}",
year = "2006",
doi = "10.1117/12.649786",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "0819461431",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
note = "Laser Beam Control and Applications ; Conference date: 22-01-2006 Through 23-01-2006",
}