What's the most powerful laser?

Magurele Laser in Romania officially becomes the most powerful laser in the world. The laser at Magurele, near Bucharest, Romania marked a world premiere after reaching the highest power, 10 PetaWats.
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What is the strongest laser on the market?

The Spyder III, the World's Most Powerful Portable Laser, Is a Real Life Lightsaber. The most powerful handheld laser in the world.
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What class of laser is most powerful?

Laser classifications are broken down into different power sectors and range from Class 1 (lowest power) to Class 4 (highest power). The classification any laser has is directly related to the beam output power which it is able to produce.
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What is the strongest burning laser you can buy?

The Odin 5 watts blue laser is the most powerful handheld burning laser in the market.
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Is there a laser that can start a fire?

Briday Class 4 laser pointers are the perfect choices to used as a burning tool. In contrast to green or red laser pointers, blue laser beam is dim but more powerful to able get stuffs burned.
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What color laser is the hottest?

So, blue lasers at 445nm and typically over 1,000mW these days are the best suited for burning ability. Offering a high heat index as well as a great visibility to go with it.
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What power laser is illegal?

The Code of Federal Regulations in the United States limits commercial class IIIa lasers to 5 milliwatts (mW). And yes, lasers above 5 mW are commercially available in the United States, but it is illegal to market them as Class IIIa devices.
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Is there a class 5 laser?

Class 5 Photonics delivers ultrafast, high-power laser technology at outstanding performance to advance demanding applications from bio-imaging to ultrafast material science and attosecond science.
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What power laser can burn?

Now, today lasers can go from less than 5mW all the way up to 5,000mW or 5W. So that means knowing where the burning threshold is and that threshold is at a minimum of 100mW as a general rule. That means that any laser below 100mW will be hard-pressed to burn anything and will flat out not be able to.
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How powerful is a Class 4 laser?

For visible-light lasers, Class 4 lasers' have an output power 500 milliwatts and above. There is no upper limit for Class 4 -- this is the most hazardous laser classification.
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Can you buy a wicked laser in the US?

Wicked Lasers does not ship to the US, CA, AU, CH, and NZ. So, depending on your location, you might just not be able to order these beasts.
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Can a green laser start a fire?

A green beam laser can also light paper or other flammable materials on fire, though it may take longer for the fire to start. The higher the power rating of the laser pointer is, the faster it will light a match. Laser pointers can range from 50mW to 200mW or more in power.
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What laser can light a cigarette?

The 10000mw laser pointer is one of high power blue laser pen flashlight . Besides ,which is also a burning cigarette with laser,because of it easily light cigarette ,match ,something flammable,balloon blasting . Powered by two 16340 batteries is up to 10000mw,it generates a 445nm pure laser beam full of energy .
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Can a 1mW laser damage your eyes?

Class 2 lasers are low power (< 1mW), visible light lasers that could possibly cause damage to a person's eyes.
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What is the legal laser strength in us?

Under federal law, it is perfectly legal to sell any laser above 5 mW as long as the laser complies with FDA/CDRH laser product requirements for labels, safety features, quality control, etc. AND as long as the laser is not promoted as a “laser pointer” or for pointing purposes.
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Can civilians own class 3B lasers?

However, this class of lasers can be purchased second hand and there is not a restriction to civilian ownership or possession. For those wanting to possess a Class 3 laser they should be aware that not all, but many Class 3 lasers on the market have been obtained illegally and it is illegal to possess stolen property.
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How far can a 1000mw green laser go?

So we return to the question: “how far can I see my laser beam for?” As mentioned there will be many different factors to consider, but here is a basic guideline. 200mW green lasers will be visible for more than 10 miles and blue lasers 1,000mW or more will also be visible for 10 miles or more on a clear line of sight.
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Can I shine a laser on the moon?

The typical red laser pointer is about 5 milliwatts, and a good one has a tight enough beam to actually hit the Moon—though it'd be spread out over a large fraction of the surface when it got there. The atmosphere would distort the beam a bit, and absorb some of it, but most of the light would make it.
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Is it legal to shine a laser into the sky?

While pointing a laser at a helicopter or plane may seem harmless, the opposite is true. It's dangerous—both to those in the air and on the ground—and it's a federal crime.
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What are purple lasers used for?

Violet, the newest laser pointer color, has a stunning blue-purple glow at 405nm and is used in spectroscopy, fluorescence, microscopy, and more!
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