Dimand, 6 months ago

The pure joy of putting a single joule of optical power into a sub nanosecond pulse.

For those not familiar with lasers, that’s a GW of instantaneous power that you can focus down to a micron sized spot.

youtu.be/Z1Xky_ermd4?si=1Luz0fuzm4kcwIwc

All that said, the successful laser weapons right now seem to all be anti drone/aircraft and they are typically using tracked CW (not pulsed) lasers with heating over time to avoid atmospheric lensing. Lots of challenges to overcome in getting pulsed energy a long way through air.