Bahman Zohuri 
Directed Energy Weapons [PDF ebook] 
Physics of High Energy Lasers (HEL)

Directed Energy Weapons.- Laser Technology.- Laser Physics.-  Atmospheric Propagation Of High-Energy Laser Beams.- Laser Safety.- Laser Weapons.- Laser Directed Energy Concepts.- High Energy Laser Beam Weapons.- Short Courses In Physics And Mathematics Of High Energy Lasers.

Dr. Bahman Zohuri is founder of  Galaxy Advanced Engineering, Inc.,  formed upon his departure from the semiconductor and defense industries after many years as a Senior Process Engineer for corporations including Westinghouse and Intel, and then as Senior Chief Scientist at Lockheed Missile and Aerospace Corporation. While at Lockheed, he was responsible for the study of vulnerability, survivability and component radiation and laser hardening for Defense Support Program (DSP), Boost Surveillance and Tracking Satellites (BSTS) and Space Surveillance and Tracking Satellites (SSTS). He also performed analysis of characteristics of laser beam and nuclear radiation interaction with materials, Transient Radiation Effects in Electronics (TREE), Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), System Generated Electromagnetic Pulse (SGEMP), Single-Event Upset (SEU), Blast and, Thermo-mechanical, hardness assurance, maintenance, and device technology. His consultancy clients have included Sandia National Laboratories, and he holds patents in areas such as the design of diffusion furnaces, and Laser Activated Radioactive Decay. He is the author of several books on nuclear energy.