Making a superbeam
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has combined several lasers to create what it calls a superbeam.
The move represents a possible breakthrough in the arena. In theory, lasers can be combined. But the laser beams tend to pass through each other, thereby making a combined laser or a superbeam nearly impossible.
With the help of plasma optics, however, LLNL ha...
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