In 2014, the US Navy installed its first prototype SSL (solid state laser) capable of countering surface craft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on a Navy ship. The Navy since then has been ...

A laser that uses a glass or crystalline laser medium that is excited by light from an external source. A solid state laser is not a semiconductor laser, although articles may erroneously refer to ...

Reviews the materials used in solid-state lasers Explores the principles of solid-state laser systems and their applications Considers defence and environmental applications Solid-state lasers that ...

Into the orange According to the paper, laser emission at orange wavelengths (defined as 590-625 nm) is of key importance in ...