High Power Laser Weapons and Operational Implications

Abstract

The operational implications of high power laser weapons are constantly growing in countries with advanced military technological level. As well as on progress in integration with air, land and naval platforms, this paper discusses the necessary development and implementation of the operational concepts into Armed Forces, which should target orientation in the improvement process of the appropriate warfare material, i.e. the laser, as well as remodeling the existing combat's doctrine. Finally, we highlight some capabilities and limitations inherent in the technology of lasers and present some applications in defense and attack operations enabled by the implementation of laser weapons.

Nonlinear interaction of elliptical q-Gaussian laser beams with plasmas with axial density ramp: effect of ponderomotive force

“…( 17) and ( 18) have been solved in the absence of plasma medium for different values of deviation parameter q and the corresponding variations of the beam width have been sown in figs. ( 4) and (5). It can be seen that irrespective of the ellipticity of the beam or deviation parameter q, the beam widths of the laser beam along both the transverse directions broaden with distance of propagation.…”

“…Higher end applications of lasers are also abound. This includes medical diagnostics and treatment [2], nuclear fusion [3], particle accelerators [4], decommissioning of explosives [5] etc. The diversity in the applications of lasers can be felt from the fact that currently this instrument is being used for heating as well as for ultra intense cooling.…”