Light shows, ray guns and blades: the laser is 50. ... They recorded holograms on photographic plates by splitting a laser beam, bouncing one beam off the object being imaged, ...

A new laser gun mounted on the USS Ponce has been operational for months in the Persian Gulf, and it has exceeded expectations as far as its range and durability, senior Navy officers said Wednesday.

Back in 2014, a laser gun (the Laser Weapon System, or LaWS), went into service on the warship USS Ponce. Created as a defense system against drones, more laser weapons are making their way to the ...