Should make for some interesting burning vids

[Schrecken_Licht]

U.S. Army Selects Northrop Grumman's 100kW Solid-State Laser for Field Tests at Its High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility

Who wouldn't want to see some burning action from a 100KW DPSS laser?!?!

 

[hugo999999]

nice lol

 

[Elektrotechniker]

I'm sure it can light matches.

 

[Arayan]

I'm sure it can light matches.

...and pop balloons

 

[Grix]

wtf, continuous wave? That's sick!

 

[wolfhunter9154]

...and pop balloons

And it can burn through a cd case in under 10 seconds!

 

[aryntha]

Apparently it's not only CW but has quite a long duty cycle...

(From another article about the JPSSL):

"“We have also shown that the lethality of a laser results from much more than just the power level, Stephenson continues. “The laser must have good beam quality and a long run time. // That’s why we believe it’s time to take high-energy lasers out of the lab and begin integrating them onto the battlefield.”

... I think one "spec" we haven't used here in regards to lasers is "lethality". Kind of freaky what they're working on.

 

[xStatiCa]

I like this one... It does 100 trillion watts. It only lasts for 20 billionths of a second though. Fusion experiments. Actually there are 190 lasers focused on one point to make that much power. Still... 520 billion watts is still pretty impressive for a laser .

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Giant laser experiment powers up

This one might pop a balloon or two also .

 

[cpsim]

couple that with our r/c. and its dangerous as hell. course i am under the firm belief. why can't the people that start the battles fight them. other than it being a good population thinner.

 

[Greenmechanic]

I'd be happy with an 100W one.
But what I could burn with a 100KW

That's the stuff dreams are made of!

 

[shockwave88]

Hmm lol i wonder what i can burn with that? matches yes, balloons yes, my teachers house? YES

 

[Rafa]

And it can burn through a cd case in under 10 seconds!

and it should cut tape too