Аспекты применения лазерного оружия

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Т.е. имеющиеся лазеры слепят. Логично что началась разработка установки, которая гарантированно не будет вызывать необратимую слепоту.

Ага, ну а как же, разрабатывают для сверх мощных анти-ракетных/минных лазеров чтобы они не слепили своих же солдат, и вместо выжегания зрачка будут жарить только оболочку;

These are a "High-Power 2.1 Micron Fiber Laser" from Advalue Photonics Inc and a "Fiber-Based, Reduced Eye-Hazard Laser" from Q Peak Inc."

There are a number of lasers under development for the "Counter Rocket, Artillery, Mortar," or CRAM role, detonating or destroying incoming rounds before they are a threat. Unfortunately, laser light scattered off the target may cause eye damage to anyone in the area, and the Army has issued two contracts to develop technology for safer lasers.

To date, the solid lasers involved have employed either neodymium (Nd)- or ytterbium (Yb)-doped media…. All operate in the 1000-1100-nm wavelength region, which, because the wavelengths are invisible but are transmitted to the retina, leads to a significant operational concern about eye safety in real-world uses. Even minimal reflections from targets or debris can exceed the eye-safety limit," notes the proposal from Q Peak

The new lasers would be "retina safe" — any eye damage would be confined to the surface of the eyeball which is far less serious and need not result in permanent blinding.