Very cool. You could also probably vary the beam intensity fairly easily and obviously maximum intensity would be restricted by cooling rates of the mirror. Wonder if you can use smaller combined beams (4 small beams that come together on target). That might make heat more manageable. Just my 2 cents. Thanks for the info.
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Wonder if you can use smaller combined beams (4 small beams that come together on target). That might make heat more manageable.It does. In solid-state laser assemblies, they refer to them as "fiber" lasers. Bundling a number together to produce a combined beam. It also helps with beam divergence. In a way, its analogous to the "Gatling Gun" approach. Which allows sustained rates of fire which would otherwise be unmanageable...allowing the unused barrels to cool.
Just my 2 cents. Thanks for the info.
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