DARPA Shatters Optical Power Beaming Record with Latest High-Energy Laser Demonstrations

DARPA Shatters Optical Power Beaming Record with Latest High-Energy Laser Demonstrations

A DARPA-led research team, in collaboration with scientists from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, has set a new optical power beaming record by sending 800 watts of power over 5.3 miles in just thirty seconds, shattering the previous power and distance records of 230 watts and 1.7 miles. “It is beyond a doubt that we absolutely obliterated all previously reported optical power beaming demonstrations for power and distance,” said Persistent Op…