A more destructible laser

                        

                   TeraDiode a commercial branch of the Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is introducing a new type of laser system that operates with a laser diode which, those who created  claim that produces a brighter beam, stronger and more focused than its predecessors. 


                   Technology uses semiconductor laser (rather electrical than chemically active), together with a sophisticated optical system to manipulate the individual beams to form a unitary radius - technique called "combination of wavelength." 

                    Lasers are used in industrial applications for about 40 years. The Army has used them in recent decades, but in limited proportions, because such devices tend to be bulky, inefficient (with low power generated) and prone to failure. To create, for example, a "targeting energy weapon", a conventional laser, chemical functional, should be the size of a building. 

                    So far, the factors limiting the power of laser diodes were emission and beam quality.

TeraDiode would overcome these obstacles and  produced, according to David Sossen founder, relatively compact lasers (which, for commercial uses, come in versions only slightly larger than a bag, but smaller than competing devices) that may occur between some hundreds and thousands of watts and, in principle, even up to 100 kilowatts (with a higher laser) - that is enough to cause damage that considerable power. And more at different wavelengths, depending on the application.

                    TeraDiode hopes to sell lasers compact enough to be mounted on tanks, or boats which might be able to destroy enemy drones and even detonate hostile missiles. This vision is embodied in about five years but in the short term the company is determined to build the most effective inhibitor for thermal guided missiles, likely to confuse heat-sensitive search systems.

                    But the company is focused not only on military weapons, but also towards industries. Thus, Sossen said it plans later this year to sell its technology and production areas.

                   

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