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World's Most Powerful Laser Diode Arrays Deployed

Posted by Soulskill on from the aside-from-the-secret-white-house-defense-lasers dept.

Zothecula writes: The High-Repetition-Rate Advanced Petawatt Laser System (HAPLS) under construction in the Czech Republic is designed to generate a peak power of more than 1 petawatt. The key component to this instrument – the laser "pump" – will be a set of solid-state laser diode arrays recently constructed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. At peak power, this electronic assemblage develops a staggering 3.2 million watts of power and are the most powerful laser diode arrays ever built.

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  1. Re:Don't look at the... by bolek_b · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't worry, we don't have any sharks in Czech Republic, we are a landlocked country. At best, we could come up with laser-bearing carps or catfish.

  2. In other news... by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    World's largest cat goes mental

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    1. Re:In other news... by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 3, Funny

      A complimentary comment is worth to me than mod points.

      But not as much as cash, so, y'know, if you really want to show your appreciation...

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