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		buildbot 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: World-first gigabit laser link between aircraft an... I was not sure, but they are! https://cga.anu.edu.au/research/activities/laser-beam-steeri... https://www.darpa.mil/research/programs/excalibur I guess in some ways even the fancy multi diode fiber lasers are phased arrays, just with the single goal of higher output power.

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axus 2 days ago [–]

Looks like these are in early development and nowhere near ready like this test was.

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