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Fun fact: that 100MW laser is in "cut the ISS in half in a fraction of a second" territory. 5KW lasers are used for cutting through 1/4" aluminum.

• wtracy 14y ago
  And this guy still wants it to have one-minute sustained output. He hasn't provided anything that I consider a compelling reason for this.
  • zephjc 14y ago
    Romulans
  • kaybe 14y ago
    Lasers with a power this high only come pulsed as of now. Instead of continually outputting it "collects" and gives the radiation in short pulses (up to femtoseconds - 10^-15s), which, if you calculate the output (Energy over time), gives you the high numbers.