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This paper assumes a dense array (containing approximately 10^8 elements)

• blincoln 3y ago
  Is an array of 100,000,000 lasers realistic/practical, or is this more of an "assuming a spherical cow" theoretical exercise?
  • osamagirl69 3y ago
    Not really, with current technology such a system would be astronomically expensive (~trillions of usd to build the laser). This paper is from 2021 which is right about when the breakthrough starshot program ended.
  • jacquesm 3y ago
    No, this is all theory. There is no way this kind of effort will be funded, but the theoretical exercise is interesting.