AAWSAP DIRD, State of the Art and Evolution of High-Energy Lasers, March 2010

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The thermal control paints applied to the spacecraft's surface should be tolerant of
laser heating and not change their characteristics .
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The spacecraft structure should be designed to be as resistant as possible to
penetration of laser energy.
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Potential materials and design approaches should be evaluated by testing for
resistance to laser damage. This can be done using commercially available lasers or
using available government testing facilities.
Sources of Further Information
Only one professional society in the United States is centered on development of high­
energy laser and high-power microwave weapons and technologies: the Directed
Energy Professional Society (DEPS). This organization holds a variety of conferences
each year focused on various aspects of directed energy weapons. All of the
conferences have portions that are unclassified, and some have classified sessions.
Additionally, half-day and full-day introductory or special topic courses are frequently
taught prior to the first day of the meetings. Examples of DEPS conferences each year
are given below; further information can be obtained from its website (www.DEPS.org):
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Directed Energy Systems Symposium.
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Directed Energy Programs and Capabilities Conference.
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Solid-State and Diode Laser Technology Review.
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Ultrashort Pulse Laser Workshop.
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Directed Energy Test & Evaluation Conference (cosponsored with the International
Test & Evaluation Association).
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Annual Directed Energy Symposium.
Other societies (U.S. and foreign) have conferences and publications related to the
general fields of lasers and optics. Two major examples are:
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SPIE (originally the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers) who have
many conferences annually and sponsor a major event called "Photonics West".
Their web site is www.spie.org.
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has an annual spring
conference on Beam Control. Their web site is www.aiaa.org.
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Air Force Institute of Technology (www.afit.edu) offers a web-based course on HEL
weapon technology and systems.
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