Laser technology is reaching awesome power outputs
Researchers at the University of Osaka have built a 2-petawatt laser — that’s 2 quadrillion watts. This power is greater than today’s most powerful military lasers.
The Osaka laser system, called Laser for Fast Ignition Experiments, or LFEX, is not intended for military use, but that amount of power has clear military applications. Compare it to today’s cutting-edge military lasers, which include the 30-kilowatt Laser Weapons System currently mounted on the amphibious warship USS Ponce in the Persian Gulf. The LaWS has never been used in combat, but it took out several moving targets in a November demonstration.
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