Session 3

[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.