Laser Propulsion in Space: Fundamentals, Technology, and Future Missions

ISBN-13: 9780443159039 / Angielski

Claude Phipps

Spis treści

1. Introduction and Overview of Laser Propulsion
2. Breakthrough Starshot Program Overview
3. Breakthrough Starshot System Model
4. Laser Applications in the Space Debris Problem
5. State of High Power 1-micron CW Lasers
6. Repetitively Pulsed Laser Capabilities at HiLASE Now and in the Near Future
7. High-power Laser Engines
8. Power Projection - The Path Forward
9. Ways to Improve Momentum Coupling and Kinetic Efficiency of Laser Propulsion
10. LITA-type Laser Engines
11. Laser Lightcraft - Past, Present and Future
12. The IKAROS Lightsail Project
13. Space Policy