Dr. William E. Thompson Profile

Dr. William E. Thompson

at Air Force Research Lab

SPIE Involvement:

Track Chair | Author

Publications (3)

Proceedings Article | 8 September 2004 Open Access

New technologies and architectures for laser systems: revolutionary beam control (Keynote Address)

Paul McManamon, William Thompson

Proceedings Volume 5413, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.548746

KEYWORDS: Phased arrays, Laser systems engineering, Phased array optics, Fiber lasers, Beam steering, Staring arrays, Control systems, Liquid crystals, Phase shifts, Phase measurement

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Proceedings Article | 3 April 2000 Paper

Theory of angled grating semiconductor lasers: comparison of an analytical model and BPM simulation

Marek Osinski, William Thompson, Andrew Sarangan, Alexander Bogatov

Proceedings Volume 3889, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.380852

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Beam propagation method, Diffraction gratings, Wave propagation, Refractive index, Analytical research, Optical simulations, Anisotropy, Nonlinear optics, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 24 April 1997 Paper

Laser-communication cooperative research and development agreement between Air Force Phillips Lab and Ball Aerospace

David Begley, Robert Kehr, Anthony Sarto, William Casey, Everett Coffelt, Alan Goodrich, William Thompson

Proceedings Volume 2990, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.273691

KEYWORDS: Laser communications, Liquid crystals, Satellites, Aerospace engineering, Acquisition tracking and pointing, Digital signal processing, Space telescopes, Satellite communications, Telecommunications, Telescopes

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