Boeing Free-Electron Laser Contract

[Curiously_Coherent]

Hi Folks,

Just read a pretty informative article on Free-Electron Lasers.  Here

Pretty advanced stuff for the military. Though you might be interested.

Cheers, CC

 

[ChukiDori]

Good stuff.


Its a totally different direction in laser technology. No more Diodes, no more Lasing gases and toxic chemicals.

 

[GooeyGus]

Can I build one out of an old TV?

:evil::evil:

 

[millirad]

We are still lucky to have our diode lasers, to have all of this power in a tiny package. Those FELs are going to be large aren't they? I would like to see a beam shot of it though.

 

[ElektroFreak]

To the best of my knowledge, FELs are "pumped" by a particle accelerator.