LaserMotive lights up first product — transmitting power over fiber with lasers

The system uses lasers to convert electricity into light for transmission over fiber optic cables. On the other end, a photovoltaic receiver converts the light back into electricity.

LaserMotive, a company known for using lasers to transmit power through the air, is expanding to a new medium: fiber-optic cables. The company, based south of Seattle in Kent., Wash., this morning announced the first in a new line of products that will use lasers to transmit power over fiber-optic cables without a traditional electrical… Read More…

‘Stalker’ aircraft makes first laser-powered outdoor flights

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A small unmanned aircraft used for military intelligence and reconnaissance missions has completed a series of outdoor test flights using power from a ground-based laser beam. The tests, conducted during both day and night, mark the first-ever laser-powered outdoor flight of an unmanned aerial system, or UAS. Lockheed Martin and LaserMotive, which partnered on the… Read More…

Laser power test extends flight time of spy plane to 48 hours

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Seattle area startup LaserMotive and defense giant Lockheed Martin today announced that they’ve successfully completed tests of a laser-based power system to keep an unmanned aircraft in flight for more than 48 hours. Led by Tom Nugent, the former research director for LiftPort Group, and Dr. Jordin Kare, an expert on laser propulsion, LaserMotive is… Read More…

LaserMotive to work on NASA power-beaming project

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LaserMotive, a company south of Seattle developing ways of beaming power via lasers, has been named as one of the participants in a new NASA technology project that aims to provide external power sources for future aerospace vehicles. The NASA initiative, called Ride the Light, was announced last month, and LaserMotive announced its participation this… Read More…