OPTICS & PHOTONICS International Congress 2024

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OWPT2024 » Oral Presentation

Session 3

Wed. Apr 24, 2024 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM 304 (Pacifico Yokohama Conference Center)

Session Chair: Takeo Maruyama (Kanazawa Univ.)

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

[OWPT3-01] The First Demonstration of Laser Power Beaming in Orbit

Paul Jaffe1, *Elias Wilcoski1, Chris DePuma1, Ellen Wagner1, David Chen2, James Baughman3 (1. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, 2. University of Virginia, 3. Gulfview Research, Inc.)

This paper summarizes the results of the first instance of laser power beaming in space. The experiment demonstrated the highest power received (2.49 W), longest distance traversed (1.45 m), and highest end-to-end efficiency (12.4%) of any demonstration in orbit.

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