Laser power beaming infrastructure for space power and propulsion

Jordin T. Kare

doi:10.1117/12.671943

10 May 2006 Laser power beaming infrastructure for space power and propulsion

Jordin T. Kare

Proceedings Volume 6222, Sensors for Propulsion Measurement Applications; 62220W (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671943
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

Laser power beaming permits radical improvements in spacecraft performance, and may be superior to nuclear power for some missions, including a lunar base. Recent developments in laser and large-optics technology make a laser power beaming infrastructure for space both more practical and easier to develop. In particular, Diode Pumped Alkali Laser (DPAL) technology appears ideally suited to power beaming at the 0.1 - 1 MW level. This paper discusses a possible architecture for such a power beaming infrastructure using ground-based lasers and geosynchronous relays.

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Jordin T. Kare "Laser power beaming infrastructure for space power and propulsion", Proc. SPIE 6222, Sensors for Propulsion Measurement Applications, 62220W (10 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671943

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