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lightedman 30 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Laser Launch into Orbit

You have that in reverse. Atmosphere distorts a laser beam. You need to pump a ton of power to have a stable self focusing beam in atmosphere.

pfdietz 30 days ago [–]

And isn't this focusing itself unstable, leading to filamentation?

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