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Electronic Countermeasures and Directed Energy Weapons: Innovative Optoelectronics Versus Brute Force

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SiGe-based Re-engineering of Electronic Warfare Subsystems

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The relatively near future of EW will show significant advances in laser designators and new technologies in the offensive and defensive high-intensity laser pulse domain. Apart from the active research fields in various disciplines attaining laser and radar technology, the military laser systems market was estimated to be worth US $3.03 billion in 2015.

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Lambrechts, W., Sinha, S. (2017). Electronic Countermeasures and Directed Energy Weapons: Innovative Optoelectronics Versus Brute Force. In: SiGe-based Re-engineering of Electronic Warfare Subsystems. Signals and Communication Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47403-8_5

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