激光推进器技术是激光推进技术的关键技术之一,也是其核心技术,而激光推进器概念设计是开展激光推进器技术研究的首要任务.在对国内外文献综合调研的基础上,总结给出了激光推进器概念设计的研究现状.通过对比分析给出了各种激光推进器构形的优缺点,并就激光推进器概念设计的发展趋势进行了分析讨论.

Laser propulsion technology is one of the advanced propulsion technologies that has been paid a great deal of attention to. Of all the laser propulsion technologies, laser thruster technology is an important technology, and it is also a vital one. Based on a thoroughly research on the home and foreign literatures, the status and development trend of concept studies on laser propulsion thrusters is summarized. The advantages and disadvantages of the thrusters are pointed out.