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…

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…