Design Considerations For Large Beam Directors

J. E. Kimbrell; D. H. Ditto

doi:10.1117/12.940473

6 October 1987 Design Considerations For Large Beam Directors

J. E. Kimbrell, D. H. Ditto

Proceedings Volume 0779, Electromechanical System Interaction with Optical Design; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.940473
Event: 1987 Technical Symposium Southeast on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1987, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Laser beam directors have grown from centimeter size to near two meters in the last 20 years. As the size increased, they began to adopt the appearance of large astronomical telescopes, while retaining the operational features of high speed tracking mounts. This paper describes the current generation of beam directors and discusses design requirements for larger mounts.

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J. E. Kimbrell and D. H. Ditto "Design Considerations For Large Beam Directors", Proc. SPIE 0779, Electromechanical System Interaction with Optical Design, (6 October 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.940473

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