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Pair up the tubes. One as an emitter, one as a receiver. We can work out an addressing scheme using a generational algorithm like they do with coming up for new transistor routes in computer chips. We'd be able to pull in full EM-spectrum data and project it right back out the other side. Or, we could use the CompCentCore to cover the canopy in yellow and green paisleys. Or we could try and focus all of the energy output of each nanotube/waveguide on one target spot and see if we can hit lasing energy densities...

Well, I had this all formatted, ready to go ... such are the intransigencies and vicissitudes of life, however ... I lost it. So I had to reconstruct... Oh, Bother!

"Pair up the tubes. One as an emitter, one as a receiver.... We'd be able to pull in full EM-spectrum data and project it right back out the other side.... Or we could try and focus all of the energy output of each nanotube/waveguide on one target spot and see if we can hit lasing energy densities..."

I like this. "...pulling in full EM-spectrum data..." would mean capturing the direction, frequency, and magnitude of incoming radiation. Difficult, but not impossible.

"... focus all of the energy output of each nanotube/waveguide on one target spot and see if we can hit lasing energy densities..."

Hmm. I think we should introduce a delay computation path so that we could initialize a pulse at the periphery, and have it joined in progression as we generate a wavefront of tremendous force that impacts on a single point with incredible ferocity!

"We are strong! We have Photon Weapons!" (STTNG reference)