Laser power beaming infrastructure for space power and propulsion

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作者：
Kare, Jordin T. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Kare Tech Consulting, Seattle, WA 98112 USA
来源：
SENSORS FOR PROPULSION MEASUREMENT APPLICATIONS | 2006年 / 6222卷
关键词：
space power beaming; laser propulsion; lunar base; DPAL;
D O I：
10.1117/12.671943
中图分类号：
V [航空、航天];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0825 ;
摘要：
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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