Here’s a good example of what we’re talking about. Lasers can no be used to keep a UAV in the air indefinitely. The trick is to add an array of photovoltaic cells specifically tuned to an IR ...

Although the laser’s effectiveness is limited by its power supply, it has previously engaged drones at 0.62 miles (1 kilometer). The company officials highlighted the significance of the ...

Ortel, the California-based supplier of optical communications components now owned by Photonics Foundries, says it has ...

“In this new form of energy transfer, called power by light, the laser energy is delivered either ... which require a galvanically isolated power supply, lightning or explosion protection ...