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abhishekjha
on Oct 3, 2019
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How much power would such a laser emitter require? That is a huge distance to cover. Wouldn't it get attenuated over the distance?
Rebelgecko
on Oct 3, 2019
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Lasers are subject to the same inverse squared law as regular radio waves. However with lasers you're starting with a smaller beam so the attentuation is actually less
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